Freedom House invites you to the following virtual event

Often heralded as bringing peace, stability, and economic progress to Rwanda, President Paul Kagame’s regime is far from a universal force for good. Rwanda is rated Not Free in Freedom in the World and Freedom in the Net, and the government uses surveillance, intimidation, alleged assassination, and enforced disappearance to suppress dissent in the country. What’s more, the government’s extensive campaign of transnational repression means that Rwandans abroad also risk surveillance, harassment, and physical attack for speaking out.

Join Freedom House for a conversation about these troubling dynamics with Michela Wrong, whose new book, Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad, traces the development of Rwanda’s authoritarian regime and the associated campaign of extraterritorial violence.

Register now for this compelling discussion on May 13, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

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About Michela Wrong:

Michela Wrong has spent nearly three decades writing about Africa, first as a Reuters correspondent based in Cote d'Ivoire and former Zaire, and then as the Financial Times Africa correspondent, based in Kenya. From journalism, she moved into book-writing. Previous books include In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz, the story of Mobutu Sese Seko, I Didn’t do it for You, focussing on Eritrea, It’s Our Turn to Eat, an examination of Kenyan corruption, and Borderlines, a novel set in the Horn of Africa. Her latest book, Do Not Disturb, is a scathing assessment of the Rwandan Patriotic Front and President Paul Kagame. She is based in London.