Protesters have taken to the streets in Saudi Arabia\u2019s restive Eastern Province, calling for the release of senior Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.<\/p>\n
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Blocking rural roads in the Qatif region, the demonstrators denounced the Saudi regime\u2019s suppression of the Shia population in the country.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Nimr was attacked and arrested in Qatif in July 2012. He has been charged with disturbing the country\u2019s security, giving anti-regime speeches, insulting King Abdullah in Friday Prayers sermons, and defending the political prisoners.<\/p>\n
A Saudi court has recently sentenced Sheikh Nimr to death. However, the final ruling has been postponed.<\/p>\n
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Protesters have taken to the streets in Saudi Arabia\u2019s restive Eastern Province, calling for the release of senior Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. \u00a0 Blocking rural roads in the Qatif region, the demonstrators denounced the Saudi regime\u2019s suppression of the Shia population in the country. Sheikh Nimr was attacked and arrested in Qatif in July …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam","tag-saudi-arabia"],"yoast_head":"\n