Saudi authorities have detained a rights activist in the east of the country as part of a heavy-handed crackdown on dissent. On Thursday, Saudi police arrested Montadher al-Sabti in the city of Awamiyah in the Qatif region, the Interior Ministry confirmed Friday. The ministry had the activist on its wanted list for several years, for his alleged ...

Saudi demonstrators have taken to the streets of Qatif in Eastern Province to protest against the Riyadh regimes unjust imprisonment of political activists. During the Sunday rally, the demonstrators also called for the immediate release of the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The imprisoned [activists] are not terrorists and Sheikh Nimr ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabian authorities condemned a teenage protester to death over an alleged attack on security forces during the 2011 anti-government protests in the Eastern Province. On Wednesday, a Saudi court convicted the young protester of several charges, including causing sedition, rioting, and attacking Saudi forces, Al-Alam reported. Ali ...

Saudi security forces have attacked anti-regime protesters in the Qatif region of Eastern Province. Security forces used live fire to break up anti-government protests in the town of Awamiyah on Friday. In reaction to the attack, protesters set fire to an armored police vehicle during the clashes. The move is considered as part of a fresh crackdown ...

A court in Saudi Arabia has started the trial of 23 Shia activists in the kingdoms oil-rich Eastern Province. According to reports on Wednesday, of the 23 activists, 13 will stand trial in the city of Qatif, while the others will be tried in absentia. The provincial government has filed a wide range of charges, including terrorism charges, against ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Security forces in Saudi Arabia shot and killed a teenager in the Eastern Province as the Arab country intensified clampdown on dissidents, media reports said. Media reports said that the 19-year-old boy was killed in the town of Awamiya, located in the eastern Qatif region, after Saudi forces raided the houses of anti-regime ...