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#BringBackOurGirls Protests Spread Worldwide

Women attend a demonstration calling on government to rescue kidnapped school girls of a government secondary school Chibok, in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, May. 5, 2014, A leader of a protest march for 276 missing schoolgirls said that Nigeria's First Lady ordered her and another protest leader arrested Monday, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused them of belonging to the Islamic insurgent group blamed for the abductions. Saratu Angus Ndirpaya of Chibok town said State Security Service agents drove her and protest leader Naomi Mutah Nyadar to a police station Monday. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba) Sunday Alamba

By Legacy User

May 6, 2014

4 minutes to read

On April 15 more than 300 girls were kidnapped by Islamic extremist from a school in northeast Nigeria. There are 276 girls still missing. Militant group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the mass kidnapping, calling the girls “slaves’’ and threatening to sell them. The incident has sparked outrage and rallies across Nigeria and around the world in cities such as New York City, Washington, D.C., and London.

Here is a look at some of the protests.

Pictured: Women attended a demonstration on May 5 in Lagos, Nigeria where they called on government to rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls.
South Africans in Johannesburg protested in solidarity against the abduction three weeks ago of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria by the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram and what protesters said was the failure of the Nigerian government and international community to rescue them.
South Africans from various civil society organizations protested outside the South African parliament in Cape Town, South Africa on May 8, 2014. The protest was aimed at putting pressure on the South African government to assist Nigeria in finding the girls.
A demonstrator held a sign during a protest near the Nigerian High Commission in London on May 9, 2014. Global outrage against the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls by Islamist militant sect Boko Haram has heated up in recent weeks.
Protesters in London called for the release of a group of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls.
In Johannesburg, South Africans marched to the Nigerian Consulate. The kidnapping has ignited a viral social media campaign that has brought renewed attention to Boko Haram’s campaign of violence, and protests around the world.
A protester in Cape Town, South Africa held a sign during a march in support of the kidnapped girls.
A protest in Cape Town, South Africa was aimed at putting pressure on the South African government to assist Nigeria in finding the girls.
A woman held a sign at a demonstration in Lagos, Nigeria.
Mia Kuumba, of the District of Columbia, brandished a wooden stick during a rally in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
A woman held a sign during a march in Cape Town, South Africa on May 8, 2014.
South Africans protested in solidarity against the mass abduction.
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the Nigeria Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa to bring attention to the abducted girls.
A protester demonstrated outside the Nigerian Embassy in London on May 9, 2014.
Protesters calling for the release of a group of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls gather outside Nigeria House on May 9, 2014 in London, England.
Demonstrators held signs as they protested near the Nigerian High Commission in London on May 9, 2014.
A protester outside the Nigerian Embassy in London on May 9, 2014.
Demonstrators near the Nigerian High Commission in London on May 9, 2014. British experts arrived in the Nigerian capital on Friday to help find at least 276 girls being held by Islamic militant.
The plight of the girls and the failure of the Nigerian military to find them has drawn international attention to an escalating Islamic extremist insurrection.
Members of civil society groups sat to protest the abduction of Chibok school girls during a rally pressing for the girls’ release in Abuja, Nigeria on May 6, 2014.
Muslim girls attended a demonstration calling on the government to rescue the 276 missing kidnapped schoolgirls.
The group called on the government to rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria.
In this Monday April 21, 2014 file photo, four female students, who were abducted by gunmen, walked together in Chibok, Nigeria. They are among the 53 girls who escaped abduction by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
Protesters marched in support of the girls kidnapped by members of Boko Haram in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Protestors held signs outside the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
A man displayed copies of local newspapers during a demonstration in Abuja, Nigeria on May 6, 2014.
Protesters took part in a march in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on May 6, 2014.
Protestors held a demonstration on May 6, 2014 outside the Nigerian embassy in Washington, D.C. demanding robust action to rescue the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in the West African country.
Fahima Abdi of Somalia (left) and Sadiyah Bashir joined a rally in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 2014.
A woman attended a demonstration in Lagos, Nigeria.
A Nigerian Army soldier walked amongst protesters taking part in a march in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, over the government’s failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists.
Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, Nigeria’s top military spokesman, (center) walked with representatives of the kidnapped schoolgirls for a meeting at the defense headquarters, in Abuja, Nigeria.
Protesters in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
A protest in Nigeria’s capital.
A soldier took position to stop the advancing civil society groups protesting the abduction of Chibok school girls during a rally pressing for the girls’ release in Abuja on May 6, 2014, ahead of World Economic Forum. .
Nigerian Defence spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade (center) spoke to groups protesting during a rally pressing for the girls’ release in Abuja on May 6, 2014.
A woman attended a demonstration outside the defense headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped girls.
Protesters gathered for a rally in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 2014.
A demonstrator in Lagos, Nigeria.
Muslim women attended a demonstration calling on the government to increase efforts to rescue the 276 missing kidnapped schoolgirls.
Protesters marched in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Protesters marched in Washington, D.C.
Women demonstrated outside the defense headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria on May 6m 2014.
A demonstrator held a sign at a rally in Abuja, Nigeria.
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 09: A man holds a sign that reads ‘Bring back our girls’ during a protest outside Nigeria House on May 9, 2014 in London, England. 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their boarding school on 14 April, 2014 in the town of Chibok in north-eastern Borno state in Nigeria. The abductions have sparked protests around the world calling for the release of the girls who are being held by the militant group Boko Haram. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)