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YouTuber and Rwandan government critic jailed

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Rashid Hakuzimana has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaching Rwandan laws on genocide denial.

The 56-year-old was arrested in 2021 but denied all the charges against him.

It is a crime to deny, downplay or to attempt to justify the genocide.

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English

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