JL MC 476 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kinyarwanda, Rwandan Patriotic Front, Radio Rwanda
4 May 2017
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Government officials have imposed legal restrictions and controls on freedoms of press and expression. State tv and radio reach the largest audiences, but both are state-owned publications. Newspapers are limited and press titles often exercise self-censorship. Laws in rwanda allow for government officials to monitor all private communication systems including email, telephone conversations and social media. In rwanda, radio is the main source of news. To connect all of rwanda"s 30 districts, national fibre optic cables have been laid throughout the country. In 1994, radio played a major role in the. The station called radio tele libre mille collines (rtlm), known for its hate messages, was the vehicle used to spread anti-tutsi propaganda. Rwandan genocide, rwanda"s army in congo and abuses committed by the rwandan patriotic. The rwandan television industry is run by the state-owned rwandan broadcasting. Television provides entertainment and daily news for the public in three different languages including english, rwandan and kinyarwanda.
