New Martyr in Qatif, Angry Protests Spread

 Local Editor

Saudi teenager, Hassan Mohammad Zaheri, has martyred of his injures three days after he was shot by regime forces in the town of Awamiyah in the Eastern Province.

Zaheri was injured during a protest rally on Wednesday.

The news came days after the Saudi forces killed an activist and another teenager in the Qatif Eastern Province.
In parallel, hundreds flooded into the streets of al-Rabia town to protest the continuous crackdown and discrimination in the oil kingdom.
According to agencies, various regions of the eastern province witnessed demonstrations that condemned the behavior of the security authorities and the means of suppression towards the people of this region.

Demonstrators chanted slogans demanding the punishment of perpetrators of the killing of their children as well as an end to provocations of the security services.
They further called for the lifting of barriers and stopping harassment of people in the region.

Meanwhile, mourning was announced on Friday and Saturday in Qatif province on the souls of the martyrs of the people of the region.
In parallel, protests continue in Qatif to condemn the arbitrary detention of prisoners in the Tafiya prison near the Qassim province and the harsh conditions, they are held in. Saudi security forces intervened to break up the gathering.

Saudi Arabia has been under fire for its human rights record especially for the detention of many anti-government protesters since the onset of a popular uprising in the country last year.
Rights activists say hundreds of political prisoners remain locked up in Saudi jails under harsh conditions and without access to legal representation.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Saudi regime ''routinely represses expression critical of the government."

Source: al-Intiqad, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org