‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Jailed for 25 Years on Terrorism Charges

Paul Rusesabagina was arrested, detained since August 2020
Rusesabagina was unwillingly landed in Rwanda aboard a flight

Paul Rusesabagina at the Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda.
Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty Images

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By Saul Butera

September 20, 2021 at 10:48 AM UTC

Updated on

September 20, 2021 at 3:07 PM UTC

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A Rwandan court jailed Paul Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of the East African nation’s government who gained international fame through the 2004 film ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ for terrorism.