Dorje is brought before a lower court. If convicted, Article 256 of the Penal Code stipulates that he could face up to seven years in jail.
The Facebook page will be a platform to keep friends and supporters updated, as well as to coordinate efforts globally.
Letters to the Qatari Embassy and the UWC International Committee are drafted.
A 'Free Dorje Working Group' is created with the intention of building pressure and momentum as quickly as possible.
The first #FreeDorje tweets comes from @stroeyer
An online petition, titled "Government Of Qatar: Release Dorje Gurung", is created by Nathan Armogan.
According to data provided by Change.Org, 1000 signatures are collected approximately 7 hours after the petition is created.
The #FreeDorje hashtag is trending in Nepal
Qatar jails a Nepali teacher on charges of insulting Islam, writes the Washington Post.
A member of the Free Dorje campaign emails the Washington Post journalist to keep covering the story.
International community rallys around Nepalese teacher charged with insulting Islam, writes Doha News.
Organising a Skype "Strategy Call" to discuss possible next steps to take. Open participation.
By the end of Friday, 10 May, 7000 people have signed the petition.
The working group agreed that there needs to be a place independent of the Facebook page for updates, longer posts and permanent pages.
An update on the campaign, addressing questions and concerns, updates on Dorje, and the current plan of action.
If you were wrongfully arrested in #qatar wouldn't you hope that fellow teachers would come to your aid? Help @FreeDorjeGurung#FreeDorje
@intrepidteacher tweeted @michaelfranti, who retweeted to over 50,000 followers
Around mid-afternoon Qatari time, the number of signatures edges past the 9000 mark.
Updates from Doha, Nepal and the Working Group.
Approximately 44 hours after the petition launched, 10000 people have signed.
@maryhui tweeted @cafreeland, who retweeted to over 20,000 followers
It is confirmed that Dorje was earlier in the afternoon released from jail.
The Facebook community responds w relief & joy to the news of Dorje's release.
Update from the Facebook Page: "It's 11:05pm in Doha, and for the first time since his arrest on May 1, Dorje will not be spending the night in jail.:
Nepalese teacher accused of insulting Islam released from Qatar jail, writes Doha News.
...and is on his way home.
Teacher jailed on charges of insulting Islam is freed by Qatar, writes the Washington Post.
Dorje arrives in Kathmandu at 22:01, local time.
Approximately 97 hours after the petition launched, 14,480 signatures have been collected from 168 countries.
From Dorje: I still can find no words to thank you enough, words that sufficiently express my own and family’s gratitude...
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