Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Tharcisse Rubwiriza
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1995 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Tharcisse Rubwiriza, January 1995, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494c923.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Orinfor
April 8 or 9, 1994, in Kigali, Rwanda
Rubwiriza, a journalist in the radio section of the government information department Orinfor, was killed at his home in Gikondo, Kigali, on April 8 or 9. Rubwiriza ran a popular Sunday morning radio program where he reviewed a cross section of the week's newspapers and discussed opposition views.
| Medium: | Radio |
| Job: | Broadcast Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Paramilitary Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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