{"id":188,"date":"2014-08-25T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/188-saudi-shias-hold-anti-regime-protest-in-qatif\/"},"modified":"2014-08-25T20:49:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T20:49:02","slug":"saudi-shias-hold-anti-regime-protest-in-qatif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/188-saudi-shias-hold-anti-regime-protest-in-qatif\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Shias hold anti-regime protest in Qatif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fresh anti-regime protest has been staged in Saudi Arabia\u2019s Eastern Province despite the ongoing crackdown on rallies.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators in the Qatif region slammed the regime\u2019s suppression of the Shia population.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters also expressed solidarity with jailed clerics including Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Nimr was attacked and arrested in Qatif in July 2012.<\/p>\n<p>There have been numerous demonstrations in Saudi Arabia\u2019s oil-rich Eastern Province since 2011, with the protesters calling for political reform and an end to widespread discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fresh anti-regime protest has been staged in Saudi Arabia\u2019s Eastern Province despite the ongoing crackdown on rallies. \u00a0 Demonstrators in the Qatif region slammed the regime\u2019s suppression of the Shia population. 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