7 girls had been arrested but 4 were later released and the remaining 3, who have now been identified as Belyse, Eliane and Micheline, were last Monday, charged with ‘insulting the head of state’.
This was not the first time the Burundian government was doing this, in 2016, on two different occasions, school children were arrested for allegedly doodling on the president’s photos.
Now, social media users are showing support for the girls with the hashtag #FreeOurGirls as well as photos of the president with their own doodles.
See below:
Sindumuja Musaga@RwanyubujaAct like a Lamb (Children) doodle Nkurunziza #FreeOurGirls
iBurundi@iburundi#Burundi—Scribbling is not a crime. #FreeOurGirls pic.twitter.com/WFsHI1hZaA
iBurundi@iburundi#Burundi—Three schoolgirls are still arbitrarily detained by @BurundiGov at some 50 km away from their family. #FreeOurGirls pic.twitter.com/RfL5xwiy6l
Ubuntu Peace@UbuntuPeaceDoodling is not a crime!
Kumcora Nkurunziza siyo crime!3 girls risk 5YR detention 4 doodling on Nkurunziza’s picture in their text books. There is no proof on who did that; books are shared by all classmates! It is not even clear if it was done this school year
Landry Sibomana@landrysiboYou have definitely lost an opportunity to shut it . Worldwide mvt ?really ???
what did you smoke ? Poor guy desperate and in need of attention. Marketing Director of Sindumuja Corp & brother of @pnininahazwe know for the failed coup
Thierry Uwamahoro@ThierryUI won’t shut it: #FreeOurGirls!
Yes, it’s worldwide. Top #Burundi news @Google search result is the indefensible jailing of schoolgirls. Similarly, #Burundi on @Twitter top results are doodled pics of Nkurunziza from the 4 corners of the globe. Shame on you, guys: #FreeOurGirls! pic.twitter.com/qbXddJW5hG
Sindumuja Musaga@RwanyubujaAct like a Lamb (Children) doodle Nkurunziza #FreeOurGirls
D EAST@DEAST07299820
Stop being petty Nkurunziza. Scribbling has never been a crime. #FreeOurGirls
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