Survivor stories
Testimonies and personal stories from survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: what we lived through, and how we live now.
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The Recent Murder Of A Rwandan Genocide Survivor Reveals Little-Known Challenges That Survivors Face In Rwanda.
PS: It was later discovered that this genocide survivor was killed by agents of the current government of Rwanda. He was suspected of having communicated with…
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‘My father, the rapist’: Hidden victims of Rwanda’s genocide
A 24-year-old Rwandan whose mother was raped in the genocide tells the BBC how he came to learn of the circumstances of his birth. “My son kept…
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Impano Idasanzwe
Uyu munsi abayisilamu bizihiza umunsi mukuru wa Eid al-Fitr natekereje ku mpano idasanzwe umuyisilamu umwe yampaye igihe nk’iki mu myaka 25 ishize. Sinibuka neza itariki uyu…
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A Past That Is Ever-Present
April 7, 1994, marked the start of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. I was there. Initially naive, I eventually pieced everything together, especially when…
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A New Way to Immortalize Genocide Victims Launched
On Monday, a team of genocide survivors launched a new website meant to serve as a central database of names, photographs, and brief biographies of over…
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today, January 27th, 2019 marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. At this occasion, I suggest you watch this incredibly inspiring story of a Holocaust survivor sharing…
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Children of Tutsi Genocide Survivors In Rwanda inherit Parents Trauma
Researchers at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University – in collaboration with a Rwandan therapist and genocide survivor – have taken a close look at the genocide against the…
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A well-known #Genocide Survivor Gets Married
One of the most inspiring survivors of the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi, Reverien Rurangwa, got married yesterday in a colorful ceremony in Kigali. Rurangwa rose…
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‘The Barefoot Woman’ Keeps a Mother’s Memory Alive
I read many books about the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi and this is definitely another must-read book. Originally published in French as La femme aux…
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Ubuhamya: Naguzwe Ibihumbi 20
Sinaherukaga kumva ubuhamya bukora kumutima! Muri iyi video Rasta Rurangirwa Darius (Jah Bone D), aravuga itotezwa yanyuzemo kuva akivuka nk’umututsi, Imfu nyinshi yasimbutse mbere no mugihe…