Showing posts with label Qatif. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qatif. Show all posts

Jan 5, 2016

Sheikh Nimr


Saudi People in Qatif Continue Protests against Al-Saud Family, Execution of Sheikh Nimr.
Sheikh Nimr (1959 – 2 January 2016), was a Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government.
On 8 July 2012 al-Nimr was shot by police in the leg and arrested, in what police described as an "exchange of gunfire".
On 15 October 2014, al-Nimr was sentenced to death by the Specialized Criminal Court for "seeking 'foreign meddling' in Saudi Arabia, 'disobeying' its rulers and taking up arms against the security forces" and his brother, Mohammad al-Nimr, was arrested on the same day for tweeting information about the death sentence. Nimr Baqer al-Nimr was executed on or shortly before 2 January 2016 among 47 people executed.
Tens of Thousands Saudi protesters have once again taken to streets in the eastern town of Qatif to demand the immediate release of a prominent Shia cleric.
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Recently a picture of Sheikh Nimr was published in social media showing him in prison several days before his execution.

Dec 4, 2011

Islamic awaking in Saudi Arabia

Islamic awaking in Saudi Arabia, shia, QatifSaudi Wahabi security forces have shot martyred a 19-year-old Shia boy in the Shia populated city of Qatif in the Eastern Province of the Wahabi Kingdom.
According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Nasser al-Mahishi was martyred on Monday while walking on a street along with his friends. A demonstration was held near his home after he was shot.
Sources informed that more than 10 people including a 6 years old girl have been severely injured. Saudi forces surrounded the area. Bodies transferred to the hospital. Protesters chanted slogans against the US-backed Al Saud royal family. A funeral procession for the teenage boy has been scheduled for Monday and is expected to turn into a large demonstration ...
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