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Paul Rusesabagina's Heroism
- Paul Rusesabagina managed the Hôtel des Mille Collines and sheltered over 1,200 Tutsi during the 1994 genocide.
- His courageous actions saved lives amidst brutal massacres outside the hotel walls.
Rusesabagina's Kidnapping Incident
- Paul Rusesabagina was deceived into boarding a plane thinking it was headed to Burundi but was taken to Rwanda.
- He screamed for help, but the pilot left him as he was forcibly removed upon landing.
Pattern of Repression in Rwanda
- The Rwandan government under President Kagame silences critics often through threats and disappearances.
- Rusesabagina’s imprisonment fits a pattern of authoritarian repression beyond the genocide era.