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8 fake & old photos dominating #FreeBobiWine movement

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Social media has been in a frenzy ever since the arrest of musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine and other 33 people, including politicians.

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Internet users across the globe are using the hashtag #FreeBobiWine to express their dissatisfaction over the government's iron hand in handling the opposition.

On Monday, at least 60 people were arrested after sporadic protests in some pockets of Kampala.

Some journalists were beaten by UPDF security operatives while covering the protests demanding the release of Bobi Wine -- who is in detention at a military facility.

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These are some photos that don't represent the recent sporadic protests.

Kayunga clashes

Demonstrators set ablaze a police post in Kampala after Kabaka's supporters clashed with security forces in 2009

Walk to work 2011

Photographer Echwalu captured military police on the streets of Kalerwe after the arrest of opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye during the walk to work protests in 2011

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Fees must fall

This woman was injured in 2016 during the Fees Must Fall protests outside the South African Parliament after police officers fired stun grenades.

2011 protests in Kampala

This is one of the photos that symbolised the growing walk to work protest movement in 2011. This was a day after Besigye was arrested for the fourth time in one month.

Photoshop

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Bobi Wine's photoshopped photo with blood stains on his t-shirt went viral on social media days after security operatives arrested him in Arua. Authorities haven't released any photos of him yet.

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2016 election violence

This photo has dominated #FreeBobiWine. But it's from the 2016 election violence in Uganda's capital, Kampala.

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Luc Nkulula

The man with his fist raised is Luc Nkulula, a democracy activist from Democratic Republic of Congo, who was killed in a suspicious fire at his home on June 9th. He was a prominent activist against the President Kabila's regime.

Red shirt protests in Thailand

This is another photoshop picture making rounds on social media.

But these are anti-government "red shirt" protesters gather in front of a closed down in 2010.

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