TEENS ARRESTED FOR POSTING PHOTO ON FACEBOOK OF THEMSELVES…KISSING

A teenage boy and girl in Morocco who posted a photo of themselves on Facebook kissing have been arrested for violating public decency and are being held in a juvenile detention facility awaiting a hearing, a human rights group says. President of the Rif Association of Human Rights Chakib al-Khayari tells AFP, “It involves a teenage boy and his girlfriend. They were arrested on Thursday for violating public decency by posting a photo of them kissing” in the northeastern town of Nador.
The picture of the 15 and 14-year-olds was taken outside their high school and somehow ended up being printed in the local newspaper, sparking a public outcry that prompted the complaint to the police. The boyfriend and girlfriend, along with their 15-year-old friend who snapped the photo, were picked up on Thursday and are being held in a juvenile detention center. Their friends and supporters are holding a sit-in outside the facility to demand their release, according to AFP. Moroccans who are upset at their detention have launched an online campaign asking others to post photos of themselves kissing. Ibtissame Lachgar of the Alternative Movement for Individual Liberties (MALI) is aiming for one million copycat photos posted to support the teenagers, according to the BBC. She even posted this photo of herself as her Facebook profile photo kissing a fellow male activist in solidarity with the high school kids.