Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, to be released from prison

Rwandan authorities will release human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotel manager whose life inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda” about the country’s 1994 genocide, after he was sentenced to 25 years on terrorism charges in 2021. Rusesabagina’s case thrust a spotlight on growing opposition to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, once praised for ending Rwanda’s genocide and for his focus on developing the tiny East African nation, but increasingly criticized for his authoritarian rule, the abduction of Rusesabagina, and accusations of support for rebels in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.