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Murdered
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help to
catch killers
Aimable Karasira (left) and Dieudonné Niyonsenga (right)
Jailed critic
decries
prison torture
A prominent Rwandan YouTube commentator has
accused prison authorities of beating him and
other jailed critics, Human Rights Watch said.
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Robert Powell - Murdered
Two years after the tragic
death of Robert Powell,
his mother has penned a
heartfelt letter to the public
pleading for anyone with
information to come forward and
help find her son’s killers.
50-year-old Robert was shot
multiple times outside an
address on Water Lane in
Roydon in Essex during the
early hours of Saturday 13 June
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Jailed critic decries prison torture
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In a statement at a court hearing
in Kigali last month, Aimable
Karasira, held in Nyarugenge
prison, also said prison authorities
were intercepting and withholding
privileged communications from his
lawyer.
Ahead of the Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM), scheduled to hold in
Rwanda later this month,
Commonwealth leaders should
urgently call for the government to
immediately and unconditionally
release all those jailed for exercising
their right to freedom of expression.
Commonwealth leaders should
also press the government to open
credible investigations into
allegations of torture and fair trial
rights violations, and to initiate
substantive reforms to tackle abusive
provisions in Rwanda’s legal
framework.
“Just a few kilometers away from
the Kigali Convention Center, where
Commonwealth government leaders
will be discussing good governance,
jailed Rwandan journalists and
critics are brutally being reduced to
silence,” said Lewis Mudge, Central
Africa Director at Human Rights
Watch. “The victims of abuse will be
abandoned by the Commonwealth if
it fails to speak out about the human
rights situation in Rwanda.”
At least 2 journalists, 3
commentators, and 16 opposition
activists are currently behind bars in
Rwanda. Most have been convicted
after politically motivated trials.
Others are currently on trial,
including Karasira. In some cases,
they have been arrested for speaking
out about security force abuses –
including unlawful and arbitrary
detention, torture and extrajudicial
killings – or for criticizing the ruling
Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and
its human rights record. Allegations
that the authorities beat or otherwise
ill-treat political prisoners are
common in Rwanda.
Karasira is a prominent
commentator who has spoken on
YouTube about losing family
members both to Hutu extremists
and to the RPF during and after the
1994 genocide. He was arrested in
May 2021 and charged with
genocide denial and justification,
and divisionism. For several months,
Rwandan authorities had repeatedly
harassed him for posting critical
videos on YouTube speaking about
his family’s history and the
genocide. He spoke out about
killings by RPF soldiers in the
aftermath of the genocide.
During a hearing on May 30,
2022, Karasira told the court that
Nyarugenge prison authorities
tortured him, including through
sleep deprivation with constant light
and loud music, and beatings, to
Nyarugenge prison
punish him and get him to attend
court hearings. Karasira and his
lawyer told the court he was being
denied medical treatment for his
diabetes and mental health issues,
and that he was brought to the court
by force but was not fit to participate
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On the second anniversary since
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penned an open letter to those who
may have information and are yet to
come forward:
“I am appealing and writing this
to anyone with information that may
be helpful in finding my son’s
murderers.
“June 14th will mark two years
since the murder of my son Robert
Christopher Powell. I am asking all
those who know something, or think
they know something regarding his
death to come forward and speak to
Essex Police, who are leading the
ongoing investigation into his
murder.
“Many of you knew my son
personally, some of you were his
friends, others may have heard
about him, or heard his name
mentioned in the circle of friends
you hang out with. I do not believe
in my heart that no one knows
nothing, because everyone knows
something, or has heard a rumour
from somebody.
“So many mothers are looking
for reasons behind the death of their
children; I am one of those mothers
who have been left to mourn the loss
of our sons or our daughters
needlessly. The pain is ongoing day
by day for the rest of our lives.
“You wait, expecting a phone
call, hear their favourite song, or
smell their clothing. The worst pain
of all is on their birthday.
“We live in a society where when
a life is taken, everyone is at the
funeral, everyone says they knew the
person and the person’s lifestyle is
then discussed by many. Why is it
that during all this conversation, no
one hears nor knows anything about
their death?
“The police know how he died;
we all know how he died. He was
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there who are murdering our
children. My son may have been 50
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“My son was an awesome person
with a smile that still warms my
heart. He was a father of three
children and a grandfather of two.
He was a well-loved son, brother,
nephew, uncle, cousin and friend to
many, and we all love and miss him.
He would call me every week or
every other day, we would
‘Facetime’ each other and talk
about the family, and the plans we
have for the future. But others
choose to take his dream and future
plans for his family from him.
“I can only pray and plead to the
conscience of anyone who has
information, no matter how small, to
contact Essex Police. It has been
two years now, and we, the family of
Robert Christopher Powell are
asking you to please look into your
hearts and help us find closure.
“I’ve lost my son to violence, and
I will not be the only mother who
will make an appeal for information
regarding the death of their child.”
Senior investigating officer for
the case, Detective Superintendent
Stephen Jennings, of the Kent and
Essex Serious Crime Directorate,
said: “Although it will never bring
Robert back to his family, we will
not stop until those responsible are
found and brought to justice.
“Nobody should have to go through
the pain of losing a child, but to
have to bear that pain while those
involved walk free is unimaginably
cruel.
“A dedicated team of officers and
staff are still carrying out extensive
enquiries to progress our
investigation and we welcome any
new information, no matter how
minor you think it may be.
“It’s never too late to make a
difference and help Robert’s family,
and it’s never too late to do the right
thing and clear your conscience.”
Three men: 41-year-old Nana
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37-year-old Temitope Adeyinka
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have all been involved.
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proportionate build and has links to
the East London areas. Recent
information suggests that he may
now live abroad.
Israar Shah, who also goes by the
name of Slick, is 6ft 1ins tall, of a
slim build and is known to have
links to East London and Romford.
Temitope Adeyinka, also known
as Limo, is 5ft 8ins and of a medium
build. He has links to areas in East
London, in particular Stratford and
Bow.
Robert Powell - Murdered
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Jailed critic decries prison torture
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here by force,” he said in court. “I’ve
gone for days without sleeping. I
don’t know how to explain the
torture I have been subjected to.
Recently on [May] 26, they wanted
us to go on television and say we are
not being tortured but some of us
refused…. [The prison guards]
refused to give me my medication
… they beat us to make us come to
court…. I have vertigo, I am
weak…. They torture us by playing
loud music and never turning off the
lights. It’s terrible torture, like in the
movies.”
Karasira said that the prison
authorities were inflicting the same
treatment on the YouTube journalist
Dieudonne Niyonsenga – alias
“Cyuma Hassan” – and Christopher
Kayumba, the former editor of The
Chronicles newspaper, who was
arrested in September 2021, shortly
after he established a new political
party, the Rwandese Platform for
Democracy (RPD).
Human Rights Watch spoke with
an independent source present
during the proceedings and reviewed
the court transcripts. Human Rights
Watch also spoke with three sources
who have information about the
prisoners, including two who have
recently seen Karasira and
Aimable Karasira
Niyonsenga and who confirmed the
allegations. One source who saw
Niyonsenga in May said he had fresh
wounds on his arms and legs and
that he had made similar allegations
about his treatment. Human Rights
Watch received information on June
9 that Niyonsenga was seriously
injured in a violent beating on June
2, but was not able to independently
confirm
it.
On January 10, at an earlier hearing,
Niyonsenga told the court that he
was being held in a small dark cell
and treated worse than other
prisoners, and asked for medical
attention and for the court to
investigate his conditions. Both
requests were ignored.
In a video published on her
YouTube channel, Agnès Uwimana
Nkusi, a journalist, reported that
during her visit to the prison on April
29 to see Karasira, he told her he was
not being given sufficient or
adequate food, access to medication,
or money sent by friends and
relatives. When she returned to the
prison to visit Niyonsenga on May
6, she said she was subjected to a
strip and body cavity search by
prison guards and interrogated about
her video, but wasn’t able to see him.
Karasira identified prison
officials in court who were allegedly
responsible for abuse, but judges
failed to order a credible and
transparent investigation. This
facilitates impunity for authorities to
Dieudonné Niyonsenga
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Renewed appeal to catch killers
Alexander Kareem - Murdered
The family of a man shot dead in
what is believed to be a case of
mistaken identity have spoken of
their heartache as detectives continue to
hunt his killers.
20-year-old Alexander Kareem was
gunned down on Askew Road in
Shepherd’s Bush, in the early hours of
Monday, 8 June 2020.
He’d popped into an off-licence and
was on his way to a friend’s house on his
e-scooter when he was shot and left for
dead.
Police were called at around 00:40hrs
to reports of man suffering gunshot
injuries. Officers rushed to the scene,
along with the London Ambulance
Service and London’s Air Ambulance,
where they found Alexander with
catastrophic injuries.
Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the
scene around 45 minutes later.
Two years on, detectives remain
determined to catch those responsible for
Alexander’s ruthless murder and are
asking anyone who knows anything to
come forward.
His devastated family has spoken of
their overwhelming grief and says their
agony is being prolonged as his killers
continue to walk the streets.
Speaking on the anniversary on
8 June, Alex’s sister Khafi, said: “Today
marked two years since my brother Alex
was murdered in cold blood on the streets
of London. It feels so wrong to
commemorate this kind of anniversary;
wedding anniversaries, birthdays etc. are
things that should be celebrated and
remembered, not a day of death. But two
years on and still his murderers have not
been found. This is not OKAY.
“It hurts me every day and is not getting
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for me. So I was dreading today. And if I
had it my way I would have buried my
head in the sand and pretended this isn’t
my reality.
“I had 3 brothers and now I only have
2. And the people responsible are still
walking the streets. It makes me so, so
angry. If you have any information on
Alex’s death, it is not too late to speak
up.”
On the night of Alexander’s murder,
it is believed the assailants drove past him
on Askew Road in a white Range Rover
and shot him in a case of mistaken
identity. The Range Rover was found
burnt out just 25 minutes later three miles
away on Ascott Avenue.
An investigation by the Met’s
Specialist Crime Command has seen
more than 20 officers involved and hours
of CCTV pored over.
They are still keen to hear from
anyone with information or who may
have been in the area at the time.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne
Jolley, who leads the investigation, said:
“It’s now been two years since Alexander
was murdered in cold blood by these
cowards. Nobody deserves what
happened to Alexander and we won’t
stop until we catch those responsible.
“Alexander was adored by his family,
who miss him terribly each and every
day, and their grief is made so much
worse by the fact his killers still walk the
streets. My heart goes out to them as they
continue to live with unanswered
questions and without knowing who is
responsible for his death.
“There will be no stone unturned on
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can assure you that does not mean we
slow down. If anything, we are more
determined than ever to catch the people
responsible and get justice for Alexander
and his family.
“If you’re reading this and you know
anything – anything at all – please come
forward. It is not too late to do the right
thing. You may think the information you
hold is small or insignificant – tell us
anyway. It could be the missing piece of
a much bigger puzzle. Alexander did not
deserve this and nor does his family.
Nothing will ever heal the pain of losing
him, but you can help bring them some
small comfort by helping us catch those
responsible.
“For his family’s sake, if you know
anything about what happened to
Alexander, please contact us or
CrimeStoppers anonymously. Any
information you give will be treated with
the utmost confidence.”
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continue to commit serious rights
violations and risks further pressure
on journalists and commentators to
stay quiet about the abuse, Human
Rights Watch said.
As the Commonwealth meeting
grows near, leaders should urgently
call for credible and independent
investigations into allegations of
abuse against critics and journalists.
“The prison staff tell us they will kill
us after CHOGM,” Karasira said.
“I’m not going to hide it from the
courts like others have. All I am
asking for is a minimum of human
rights. Where we are locked up, we
cannot breathe.” Other journalists
have told Human Rights Watch that
they have received anonymous
phone calls in which they are told
that after CHOGM, they will suffer
the consequences for their work.
Both Karasira and Niyonsenga
have accused prison authorities of
intercepting
privileged
communications between them and
Jailed critic decries prison torture
their lawyers. Karasira told the court
that prison guards prevented him
from accessing documents to
prepare for trial. “When I meet with
my lawyer, prison agents take
pictures of my documents and refuse
to give me certain documents saying
they are unrelated to my trial,”
Karasira told the judge on May 30.
On February 16, Karasira’s
lawyer told the court that prison
guards listened in on his
consultations with his client.
Reading correspondence or listening
in on consultations between Karasira
and his lawyer violates Rwandan
and international legal standards,
which protect all communications
and consultations between lawyers
and their clients within their
professional relationship as
confidential.
Niyonsenga, known as “Cyuma
Hassan”, the owner of Ishema TV,
and his driver, Fidèle Komezusenge,
were arrested in April 2020 after
reporting on the impact of the
Covid-19 guidelines on vulnerable
populations, and were accused of
forgery, impersonating journalists,
and hindering public works. Both
were acquitted on March 12, 2021,
after spending almost a year in
detention. The prosecution appealed
the verdict and Niyonsenga was
rearrested on November 11, 2021,
after the High Court in Kigali
reversed his acquittal.
The appeals court found
Niyonsenga guilty of forgery,
impersonation, hindering public
works, and “humiliation of national
authorities and persons in charge of
public service.” The last charge,
which was added during the appeal,
is no longer a criminal offence in
Rwanda. It was struck down from
the 2018 Penal Code by the Supreme
Court in 2019. A second appeal’s
verdict maintained his seven-year
sentence but overturned his
conviction for humiliation of
national authorities.
Karasira, a Tutsi and former
information communication
technology professor at the
University of Rwanda, has spoken
about losing family members both to
Hutu extremists and to the RPF in
1994 on his YouTube channel called
Ukuri Mbona (The truth I see, in
Kinyarwanda).
Since 2020, Human Rights Watch
has monitored trials in which judicial
authorities pursued politically
motivated prosecutions and
perpetuated a culture of intolerance
of dissent. Many are held in
Nyarugenge prison, Mageragere
sector, in Kigali, where allegations
of ill treatment and torture regularly
emerge.
“Rwanda’s partners should
urgently call out the grave human
rights violations against journalists,
commentators and opposition
members,” Mudge said. “In turning
their backs on victims, they
undermine their own institution and
their pledged commitment to human
rights.”

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£50 and £200 per week, we pay a 15%
Commission for the length of the
Payments
Commission Payments to Ambassadors
are made by the 15th day of the month
following payment of Clients - For
example, Commission on Clients’
payments in January will be paid by 15th
February.
Distribution and Sales of bulk copies of
Newspapers (4.3) are excluded from the
payment arrangement above (7.1).
An Ambassador buys and pays for bulk
copies in advance at a discounted rate
with the TAP Commission deducted upfront.
For example, if an Ambassador
orders bulk copies worth £100 in advance,
the Ambassador only pays us £65
(deducting the 35% Commission upfront).
We operate a No-Returns policy on
Newspaper Sales.
Joining the Programme
It currently costs £100 per annum to join
the Trumpet Ambassadors Programme
(TAP).
Introductory Offer - Join the programme
by 31 August 2018 and accumulate sales
of at least £1000 across any or all of our
products by 30 September 2018; and we
will reward you with 100 TAP Points
worth £100 - which you can spend on any
of our opportunities (4.2) - (4.8).
To join the programme, please request the
Trumpet Ambassadors Programme Form
and via email: info@the-trumpet.com

Health
Healthy snacking for children
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Nutritious snacking can help children
curb hunger throughout the day, as
well as provide energy and
important nutrients. Getting children off to a
good start with healthy snacking is a
behaviour that will stick with them for a
lifetime! Here we share some ideas:
Encouraging Healthy Snacking
By involving children in the preparation
or purchase of healthy snacks, you are
encouraging healthy snacking as well as
independence. The more exposure children
have to healthy foods the better! Have
healthy options readily available such as
ready-to-eat veggie sticks in a box for when
you are out and about, fresh fruit available in
a bowl in the kitchen and wholegrain cereal
and canned fruit in your cupboards.
Timings
Having regular meals at set times, with
two or three snacks per day is ideal. Try not
to allow snacks too close to mealtimes as this
can cause children to fill up. If your child is
not eating well at mealtimes, try looking at
the amount and type of snacks they are
having; they could still be full from their last
snack!
Ideas
Where possible, try to combine snacks
from at least two food groups, for example
vegetables and houmous or fruit and sugar
free yoghurt. Other healthy snack ideas
include wholegrain foods such as bread, toast
and breadsticks. This will provide extra
nutrients and be filling for your little one.
Dividing up packaged snacks
If packaged foods are given to children,
they may need to be divided up and shared.
This is because packaged foods are normally
designed for adults. As a general rule, one
portion is roughly the amount that a child can
fit in the palm of their hand.
We know childhood is a particularly
important period for forming positive
behaviours related to nutrition, so we hope
this article has given you a few ideas.
For more tips on how to stay healthy,
sign up for our weekly healthy tips
at www.heartresearch.org.uk/healthy-tips
To help keep your heart healthy, why not
try out some of our Healthy Heart recipes
from our website:
https://heartresearch.org.uk/heart-researchuk-recipes-2/
Or have a look through our Healthy Heart
cookbook filled with recipes from top chefs,
celebrities and food bloggers:
https://heartresearch.org.uk/heart-researchuk-cookbook/
Written by the Health Promotion and
Education Team at Heart Research UK
Tel: +44 (0) 7956 385 604
We are recruiting:
Independent Sales Consultants
Trumpet Media Group - an
international media
organisation targeting Africa,
Africans and Friends of Africa
in the Diaspora and on the
Continent was founded 24
years ago - in 1995.
Our growth has given rise to the need to engage the services
of self-employed Independent Sales Consultants and
organisations to sell some (or all) of our growing number of
products and services on a Commission-only basis.
The Opportunities
Opportunities to earn revenue through Commissions are
currently available by way of:
· Sale of Subscriptions to our Print Newspapers.
· Distribution and Sales of bulk copies our Newspapers.
· Sale of Advertising Spaces in our Print Newspapers.
· Sale of Banner Adverts on Website.
· Sale of Banner Adverts, ‘Highlights’ and Mail-shots in Email
Newsletters.
· Sale of Advertising posts on our Social Media channels.
· Sale of Sponsorship, Advertising, Exhibition spaces and
Tickets for GAB Awards and other events.
To apply, please email: info@the-trumpet.com

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When you think you need A&E,
contact NHS 111 online first
The NHS is encouraging the public to use NHS
111 online to get urgent medical advice
quickly – in addition to existing services –
ahead of what England’s top doctor has said will
be a ‘winter like no other.’
With more people predicted to suffer from flu
this year and hospitals already treating an
increased number of COVID-19 patients, NHS 111
online offers an alternative way to get immediate
medical advice.
Data from September showed that the NHS
was already experiencing record demand for
emergency services, with ambulances responding
to 76,000 life-threatening incidents and call
handlers taking more than one million 999 calls.
The NHS 111 phone service also saw record
demand, with a call being taken every seven seconds.
It’s recommended that if you have an urgent
but not life-threatening medical need, you should
visit NHS 111 online first rather than going
straight to A&E. You can access the service by
visiting the website 111.nhs.uk.
People use the online 111 service for a range
of reasons, including to check their symptoms and
if an injury or illness requires further investigation,
to get information on mental health support
services available, or to seek advice on how to take
a medication.
The service is also able to arrange for you to
be seen at an Urgent Treatment Centre, GP
surgery, pharmacy, emergency dental services
or A&E should you need it.
If you or your loved one have a life-threatening
illness or injury then you should always use 999.
Just think 111 first.
When you think you need A&E,
go to NHS 111 online 111.nhs.uk
or call 111.
TheTrumpet is published in London fortnightly by Trumpet
Field: 07956 385 604 E-mail: info@the-trumpet.com (ISSN: 1477-3392)