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URGENT: I AM ASKING FOR PROTECTION BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. President @realDonaldTrump, @FBI, @WhiteHouse and Secretary @SecRubio: My name is Ramadhani Mupenda, known as BadRama of BADRAMA TV. I am a Rwandan government critic and human rights activist living in the United States. I have publicly reported death threats and attempts on my life. I am pleading with you to take these warnings seriously. Robert Kabera, another outspoken Rwandan critic, has been found beheaded in Uganda. On October 19, police said his head was still missing. A human being’s life has ended in unimaginable brutality. Kagame’s supporters are calling for my head to be next! Especially since I was the last person to do broadcasting with him. When someone who speaks out is killed like this, those of us who have received threats cannot simply carry on as though nothing has happened. Please do not assume that being in America guarantees my safety. Human Rights Watch has documented killings, disappearances, abductions and intimidation targeting Rwandans abroad, implicating Kagame’s government and its proxies. These documented abuses demand a serious response from governments responsible for protecting people within their borders. Remember Paul Rusesabagina: a U.S. resident and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. After travelling from America to Dubai, he was forcibly taken to Rwanda in an operation financed by the Rwandan government. His international recognition and life in America did not put him beyond their reach. Anne Rwigara’s sudden death in California also raised questions from her family. Investigative journalists later found that her phone number had previously been selected as a potential Pegasus surveillance target linked to Rwanda. Responsibility for her death has not been established. Her case nevertheless deepens the fear felt by people who have watched this family face persecution. @FBI @FBIPhoenix @TheJusticeDept: Please establish secure contact with me, urgently assess the threats, investigate those responsible and help put appropriate protection measures in place. Please investigate any foreign-state involvement and anyone facilitating threats inside the United States. @SecRubio @StateDept: Please raise these concerns directly with Rwandan authorities. Make clear that diplomatic relations will not shield anyone who directs or enables violence against critics abroad. President Trump: I am asking your administration to help protect my life and my freedom to speak. No foreign government should be allowed to reach into America and frighten people into silence. @batten_von: Please help get this appeal directly to people who can act. To journalists and elected officials: please ask what is being done to investigate these threats and prevent another killing. I want to live. I want to keep speaking without fearing that it will cost me my life. Please do not let this become another warning people rediscover after a death. Hear me now. Investigate now. Help protect me now. @SusieWiles47 @Presidence_RDC @FelixUdps @HouseForeignGOP @HouseForeign @SenateForeign @SFRCdems @DeputySecState @AsstSecStateAF @PressSec @CNN @washingtonpost @nytimes @hrw @amnesty