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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Rwandan politician who criticised Sunak’s bill fears for her safety

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza.
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza has been criticised by supporters of the Rwandan president, including one of his advisers. Photograph: PR

A Rwandan opposition politician who publicly criticised the UK’s deportation deal this week fears for her safety after a presidential adviser condemned her for “waging war on her compatriots”.

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, who wrote a column in the Guardian on Tuesday questioning her country’s treatment of refugees, said she has become concerned about the fallout from the criticism after the aide, an ally of Paul Kagame, wrote she was “maligning Rwanda” in international media.

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