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| Saudi police injure 5 protesters in Qatif |
| 2011-04-30 |
| [Iran Press TV] Soddy Arabian riot police have attacked a peaceful protest rally east of the kingdom, injuring at least five people while attempting to disperse demonstrators by force. Despite a heavy security presence, hundreds of anti-government protesters erupted into the streets in the city of Qatif on Friday to condemn Riyadh's role in the brutal crackdown on Bahraini protesters. They also called for human rights ...which often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... reform, freedom of expression and the release of political prisoners some held without trial for more than 16 years. Saudi women also held a candle-light vigil in the city of Awamiyah in solidarity with the people of Bahrain. The latest protest rallies in Qatif came one day after activists announced that at least 30 people, including two bloggers and a writer, were incarcerated in the past few days for taking part in anti-government demonstrations. According to an activist, those jugged were either called to cop shoppes and incarcerated or were incarcerated during raids by security forces. Soddy Arabia's east has been the scene of anti-government protests over the past months. Human Rights Watch says more than 160 dissidents have been incarcerated since February as part of the Saudi government's crackdown on anti-government protesters. According to the Saudi-based Human Rights First Society (HRFS), the detainees were subject to torture both physically and mentally. |
| Posted by:Fred |