Tag: Hotel Rwanda
Rwandan prosecutors to appeal verdict for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero
Rwandan prosecutors said on Wednesday they would appeal against a 25-year jail sentence handed to Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero never joined rebels, co-accused says
Paul Rusesabagina, the ex-hotelier immortalised in the film “Hotel Rwanda”, never belonged to a rebel group that sought to overthrow President Paul Kagame, one...
Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ begins amid family’s fears of injustice
Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier depicted as a hero in a Hollywood film about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, was charged with nine terrorism-related offences in a...
Rwandan court denies ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina bail, extends detention
A Rwandan court extended the detention of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina on Friday pending trial on terrorism charges and denied him bail, the...
Foreign lawyers for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero say they have been denied...
Foreign lawyers of Paul Rusesabagina, depicted as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, say they have been stopped from seeing...
Rwanda seeks to merge ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s case with that of...
Rwanda’s top prosecutor will seek to merge the case of Paul Rusesabagina, depicted as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the country’s 1994...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ inspiration denied bail again as court says he may...
Paul Rusesabagina, depicted as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and now on trial for terrorism, was denied bail on...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ inspiration tells court he did not direct attacks
Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotelier portrayed as a hero in a film about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, told his terrorism trial on Friday he had...
Hotel Rwanda hero in court
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, faced 12 charges including terrorism in a Kigali court on...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrested on terrorism charges
Rwanda said it had arrested Paul Rusesabagina - the man who was hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about the country’s 1994 genocide...
