Qatif Friday prayers worshippers voice solidarity with Sheikh Nimr

Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province voiced their solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

Friday prayer worshippers in Qatif region of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province voiced their solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and other innocent political prisoners.

According to media sources, a large number of people and religious scholars took part in this week’s Friday prayers in Qatif.
The worshippers condemned the death sentences handed to prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and 16 other Shias imprisoned by the Saudi regime.

Ayatollah Nimr, who has been in detention since July 2012, has been sentenced to death by a Saudi court.

Saudi Arabia’s Court of Appeals and Supreme Court have approved the death sentence handed to the senior Shia cleric.

According to some media outlets, the death sentence has been referred to the interior ministry and then the king’s office for the final go-ahead.

Earlier this week, Sheikh Nimr’s brother said the prominent cleric is in high spirits despite reports suggesting that he is at risk of pending execution.