Overview

• The Rwanda Investigation Bureau arrested Ingabire on June 19 after she appeared before a High Court in a case against nine co-defendants charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government.
• She faces allegations of organizing a criminal organization and inciting acts that disturb public order.
• Ingabire leads DALFA–Umurinzi, an unregistered opposition party she formed after returning from exile to contest the 2010 presidential election.
• She served six years of a 15-year sentence following her 2012 conviction for armed-group formation and genocide denial before receiving a presidential commutation in 2018.
• President Paul Kagame, in power for over 25 years and re-elected last year with 99.18% of the vote, is praised for economic growth but criticized for suppressing dissent and regional intervention.