http://www.eurasiareview.com/29062013-saudi-arabia-thousands-of-shia-minorities-protest-in-eastern-province/
http://www.albawaba.com/news/thousands-shia-minorities-protest-saudi-arabias-eastern-province-502736
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/28/311266/sa-commits-genocide-against-protesters/
Since February 2011, protesters have held demonstrations on an almost regular basis in Saudi Arabia, mainly in Qatif and Awamiyah, primarily calling for the release of all political prisoners, freedom of expression and assembly, and an end to widespread discrimination."
“It's genocide because the Saudi regime is basically committing atrocities against a group … [and it amounts to genocide] in accordance with the 1948 Genocide Convention …,” Syed Ali Wasif, member of the Society for International Reforms and Research said in an interview with Press TV on Friday.
The analyst noted that anti-regime protests in Saudi Arabia are very important as they reveal the reality of what is going on inside Saudi Arabia especially inside the kingdom’s Eastern Province.
Wasif pointed out that Saudi opposition must become more united so that they can take the message of the Saudi people to the attention of Western countries, international media and human rights organizations.
Saudi activist, Morsi Ali Ibrahim al-Rabah, died on Sunday from injuries he sustained in a police shooting in the town of Awamiyah in Eastern Province.
An Interior Ministry spokesman said Rabah was on a list of 23 Shia activists wanted over allegations of involvement in anti-regime protests.
Rabah has been the 18th victim of the Saudi regime’s crackdown on protesters in the Qatif region since 2011.
On June 21, Saudi regime forces killed a young man during a raid on the houses of anti-regime activists in the village of al-Tubi in Qatif. Police shot the 19-year-old in the head and shoulder.
Since February 2011, protesters have held demonstrations on an almost regular basis in Saudi Arabia, mainly in Qatif and Awamiyah, primarily calling for the release of all political prisoners, freedom of expression and assembly, and an end to widespread discrimination.
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http://www.albawaba.com/news/thousands-shia-minorities-protest-saudi-arabias-eastern-province-502736
Thousands of Shia minorities protest in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province
A Saudi woman holds her mobile as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2013. (Source: AFP/ FAYEZ NURELDINE)
Thousands of Shias protested against Saudi Arabia's ruling al-Saud family at the funeral of a wanted man shot dead by police, a killing that ended months of relative calm in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
At least 20 people have been shot dead in Eastern Province since early 2011, when Shias there staged protests against the involvement of Saudi forces in ending demonstrations in neighboring Bahrain, whose population is majoritarily Shia.
Mursi al-Rebah, 38, previously described as a wanted man connected with unrest in the east, died on Saturday after what police said was a shootout with security forces. He had been earlier identified as Ibrahim al-Rebah.
"Death to al-Saud," the crowd chanted in a large procession on Wednesday night, according to severalvideos posted on YouTube.
The footage showed thousands of young and old men, many in traditional Saudi garb and including some with turbans worn by Muslim clerics, marching down a street in the town of Awamiya.
"Retribution from those who fire bullets," and "Trial, trial for the criminal gang," they also chanted.
Two activists, both residents of the area, confirmed the videos' authenticity, and said the number of participants in the funeral was actually much higher than had been captured on tape.
Rebah was one of two people killed last week. Local police said the second man, identified by activists as Ali al-Mahrous, was shot late on Friday in an exchange of fire with a suspect, but not found until Saturday morning.
A smaller crowd attended Mahrous's funeral, which also took place on Wednesday.
It was not immediately possible to reach a Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman to comment on the events.
Saudi Arabia last year ordered the arrest of 23 people in the Eastern Province, saying they were responsible for unrest.
The Eastern Province is home to many of the kingdom's minority Shias, who have long complained of discrimination in a country that hews to the rigid Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam.
Shias say they are passed over for government jobs, that some of their neighborhoods lack investment afforded to Sunni districts and that powerful government-paid clerics publicly denigrate their faith. The authorities deny discrimination.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/28/311266/sa-commits-genocide-against-protesters/
Saudi Arabia commits genocide against protesters: Analyst
Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:45PM GMT
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Saudi Arabia’s violent crackdown on peaceful anti-regime protesters, which has led to the death of number of activists, amounts to genocide, a political analyst tellsPress TV.
“It's genocide because the Saudi regime is basically committing atrocities against a group … [and it amounts to genocide] in accordance with the 1948 Genocide Convention …,” Syed Ali Wasif, member of the Society for International Reforms and Research said in an interview with Press TV on Friday.
The analyst noted that anti-regime protests in Saudi Arabia are very important as they reveal the reality of what is going on inside Saudi Arabia especially inside the kingdom’s Eastern Province.
Wasif pointed out that Saudi opposition must become more united so that they can take the message of the Saudi people to the attention of Western countries, international media and human rights organizations.
“So that will lead to a kind of recognition from the international community and to a large scale from the people in general about the fate, about the political scenario inside Saudi Arabia in general …,” he added.
Saudi activist, Morsi Ali Ibrahim al-Rabah, died on Sunday from injuries he sustained in a police shooting in the town of Awamiyah in Eastern Province.
An Interior Ministry spokesman said Rabah was on a list of 23 Shia activists wanted over allegations of involvement in anti-regime protests.
Rabah has been the 18th victim of the Saudi regime’s crackdown on protesters in the Qatif region since 2011.
On June 21, Saudi regime forces killed a young man during a raid on the houses of anti-regime activists in the village of al-Tubi in Qatif. Police shot the 19-year-old in the head and shoulder.
Since February 2011, protesters have held demonstrations on an almost regular basis in Saudi Arabia, mainly in Qatif and Awamiyah, primarily calling for the release of all political prisoners, freedom of expression and assembly, and an end to widespread discrimination.
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DEBKAfile June 28, 2013, 9:49 PM (GMT+02:00)
Despite the news blackout imposed by Riyadh, DEBKAfile reports widespread riots and clashes have been sweeping the oil-rich Eastern Provinces of Saudi Arabia between Shiite demonstrators and security forces, leaving unknown numbers of dead and wounded. One of the most violent incidents erupted at the funeral of a Shiite demonstrator shot dead by the police. The mourners set fire to police vehicles and shouted slogans calling for the overthrow of the Saudi throne. Friday night, heavy security forces reinforcements streamed to the afflicted region to crack down on the unrest.
This is almost funny. Riyadh is simply showing how to deal with the extremists which it exports to stir up trouble elsewhere. That Press TV is covering the protest is also ironic, as Iran is accused of sponsoring terrorism by the actual people who do that - especially but not exclusively the US and UK. And since the latest revelations of CIA agents running al Qaeda the mess becomes more transparent to the West.
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