1° a daily publication which spends two (2) weeks without operating;
2° a bi weekly publication which spends one month without operating;
3° a weekly publication which spends two (2) months without operating;
4° a bi monthly publication which spends two (2) months without operating;
5° a monthly publication which spends six (6) months without operating;
6° an audio or audio visual media organ which exceeds a period of two months without
operating;
The Media High Council shall determine the guidelines to be based on while examining whether
the reasons of the press organ for failure to operate have a basis. A closed publication may
resume operation if the owner requests for renewed authorization in accordance with Article
24 of this Law.
Article 77: Penalties for refusing to correct, reply or rectifify a publication
Without prejudice to provisions of other penal laws, refusal to broadcast correction, reply and
rectification in print media publication shall be punishable with a fine ranging from one
hundred thousand ( Rwf 100,000) to three hundred thousand Rwandan Francs (Rwf 300,000).
Article 78: Penalties for refusing to correct, reply or rectify a publication in an audio or
audio visual press organ
Without prejudice to provisions of other penal laws, refusing to pass correction, reply or
rectification in an audio or audio visual media organ shall be punishable by a fine of between
three hundred thousand (Rwf 300 000) and six hundred thousand Rwandan francs (600 000
Rwf).
Article 79: Penalty for refusing to provide information or preventing it from being
published
Any person convicted of the offence of refusing to provide information or preventing it from
being published on the basis of provisions of Article 14 and 15 of this Law, shall be liable to a
fine ranging from one hundred thousand (Rwf 100,000) to three hundred thousand Rwandan
Francs (Rwf 300,000).
Article 80: Penalty for interfering with one’s privacy through media
Without prejudice to the provisions of penal laws, any person interfering with one’s privacy
using the press shall be liable to a fine ranging from one million (Rwf 1,000,000) to five million
Rwandan francs (Rwf 5,000,000 ).
However, where a journalist publishes facts on the authority’s privacy that has an impact on
the country’s public life, he / she shall not be punished.
Article 81: Withdrawal or closure of internet network connection
The court may order an Internet service provider to withdraw or close the Internet network
connection granted to an Internet café for failure to comply with the provisions of Article 57 of
this Law, notwithstanding criminal liability.