04.03.2011                      28.Adar l, 5771

Proteste:

Shi'ites stage protests in Saudi oil province

Demonstrators demand the release of prisoners they say are being held without trial; call for equality from Sunni monarchy.

Saudi Shi'ites staged protests in two towns in Saudi Arabia's oil-producing Eastern Province on Thursday, demanding the release of prisoners they say are being held without trial.
Demonstrations of about 100 people were seen in the small Gulf coast town of Awwamiya, as well as in the nearby Shi'ite centre of Qatif, demanding the release of those the protesters say were arrested for security reasons and held, in some cases, for more than a decade….