Saudi Shias hold anti-regime protest in Qatif

A fresh anti-regime protest has been staged in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province despite the ongoing crackdown on rallies.

Demonstrators in the Qatif region slammed the regime’s suppression of the Shia population.

Protesters also expressed solidarity with jailed clerics including Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Sheikh Nimr was attacked and arrested in Qatif in July 2012.

There have been numerous demonstrations in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province since 2011, with the protesters calling for political reform and an end to widespread discrimination.