Rwanda's Ingabire Claims Health Issues Prevent Trial Participation

WHO:

AP News - Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire

AP News - President Paul Kagame, Rwandan government

AP News - Ingabire-led DALFA-Umurinzi group, FDU-Inkingi group

WHAT:

ABC News World - Ingabire's trial on charges of plotting unrest against the government has been postponed for one day.

AP News - Ingabire stated she was physically and mentally unprepared for the trial after a year in detention.

AP News - Prosecutors accuse Ingabire of plotting unrest against the government and she could face many years in prison if convicted.

AP News - The presiding judge agreed to postpone the start of the trial for one day.

WHERE:

AP News - The trial took place in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

WHEN:

AP News - The trial was postponed on a Monday.

WHY:

AP News - Ingabire claims the charges against her are baseless and politically motivated to silence her pro-democracy movement.

AP News - Ingabire accused authorities of not allowing her to communicate with family members living outside Rwanda and her co-accused.

HOW:

AP News - Ingabire's lawyers informed prosecutors in advance to postpone the beginning of her trial.

(UPDATED June 15, 2026 18:35 UTC)

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire's trial on charges of plotting unrest against the government has been postponed for one day in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Ingabire, who has spent a year in detention, stated that she was physically and mentally unprepared for the trial, and her lawyers had informed prosecutors of the need for a delay. She claims the charges are baseless and politically motivated, aimed at silencing her pro-democracy movement, and has accused authorities of restricting her communication with family members and co-accused.