Press release
Director-General urges investigation into the death of journalist John Williams Ntwali in Rwanda
I deplore the death of John Williams Ntwali. I call on the authorities to initiate an full and transparent investigation into this case to fully account for the circumstances of his death.
Ntwali, editor of online news site The Chronicle, was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a car, according to police reports. One of Rwanda鈥檚 leading investigative journalists, Ntwali was also the founder of the Pax TV 鈥 IREME NEWS YouTube channel.
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