Fears of Uprising – Saudi Arabia deploys troops and bans protests, gatherings

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Saudi citizens stage protests in towns in Saudi Arabia's oil-producing Eastern Province.

Saudi Arabia has banned all kinds of rallies and gatherings, as anti-government protests demanding democratic change and the release of political prisoners gain momentum in the monarchy.

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry described protests as “illegal” in a Saturday statement and declared that security forces were “authorized by law to take all measures needed against those who try to break the law.”

“Regulations in the kingdom forbid categorically all sorts of demonstrations, marches and sit-ins… as they contradict Islamic Sharia law and the values and traditions of Saudi society,” SPA state news agency quoted the ministry as saying.

The decision came after anti-government demonstrations were held after the Friday prayers in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and other cities.

Hundreds of Saudi protesters took to the streets in Riyadh, for the first time, to join anti-government protests in other cities in the country, calling for the release of political prisoners.

Protesters gathered in front of Al-Rajhi Mosque in the eastern part of the capital, chanting anti-government and anti-corruption slogans.

Witnesses say Saudi security forces detained at least three people, who had chanted slogans against the Saudi monarchy, in Riyadh.

At the same time, groups of protesters continued their rallies in the towns of al-Hufuf, al-Ahsa, and al-Qatif in the Eastern Province, with demonstrators demanding the release of political prisoners, including a senior Shia cleric.

In al-Hufuf, the peaceful protest rally, which condemned the Saudi government’s detention of Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer, was held following the Friday prayers.

A similar protest, which was held in al-Qatif, was dispersed by Saudi security forces, witnesses said.

The Shia cleric was arrested on February 25 after delivering a sermon, in which he said that Saudi Arabia should become a constitutional monarchy.

In a move to intensify its crackdown on mass protests planned next week, the Saudi government also has decided to deploy thousands of anti-riot police to northeastern Saudi Arabia.

This comes against the backdrop of growing calls on Internet for a massive anti-government protest expected later in March.

A group of Saudi youths has called for a “Saudi Revolution” on March 20, using Facebook, to demand democratic and political reform in the monarchy.

The Facebook group, which has over 17,000 members, also called for a “Day of Rage” to be held on March 11. Tens of thousands of Saudis have already joined the drive.

Protests and public displays of dissent are forbidden in Saudi Arabia. The government has become increasingly nervous about the protests that have taken the Arab world by storm, toppling the Egyptian and Tunisian presidents, and recently reaching Oman, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya.

S Arabia deploys troops amid protests

The Saudi government has reportedly decided to deploy thousands of anti-riot police to northeastern Saudi Arabia to intensify its crackdown on mass protests planned next week.

Worried about the mass uprisings against the House of Saud, “Saudi Arabia is drafting in up to 10,000 security forces to the northeastern Muslim Shia provinces,” the daily Telegraph reported on Saturday.

The move came as appeals were made in Facebook for a “Day of Rage” on March 11 in the Kingdom’s eastern sector to demand the release of political prisoners, including Sheikh Tawfiq al-Aamer, a prominent Shia cleric, who was arrested last Sunday.

Saudi security forces are on alert for countering any anti-government rally in the Arab country.

“King Abdullah is also reported to have told neighboring Bahrain that if they do not put down their own ongoing Shia revolt, his own forces will,” the British newspaper said.

Protests and public displays of dissent are forbidden in Saudi Arabia. The government has become increasingly nervous about the protests that have taken the Arab world by storm, toppling the Egyptian and Tunisian presidents, and recently reaching Oman, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya.

On Friday, hundreds of Saudi demonstrators took to the streets in the capital, Riyadh, for the first time, to join anti-government protests in other cities in the country, calling for the release of political prisoners.

After Friday prayers in Riyadh, protesters gathered in front of Al-Rajhi Mosque in the eastern part of the capital , chanting anti-government and anti-corruption slogans.

As police helicopters hovered over the anti-government demonstrators, they chanted; “Thieves, thieves, where is the 200 billion (riyals)?”, “God is great”, and “God will destroy the arrogant and unjust,” along with “peaceful, peaceful,” the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Witnesses say Saudi security forces detained at least three people, who had chanted slogans against the Saudi monarchy.

At the same time, groups of protesters continued their rallies in the towns of al-Hufuf, al-Ahsa, and al-Qatif in the Eastern Province, with demonstrators demanding the release of political prisoners, including a senior Shia cleric.

In al-Hufuf, the peaceful protest rally, which condemned the Saudi government’s detention of Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer, was held following the Friday prayers.

A similar protest, which was held in al-Qatif, was dispersed by Saudi security forces, witnesses said.

The Shia cleric was arrested on February 25 after delivering a sermon, in which he said that Saudi Arabia should become a constitutional monarchy.

Sheikh Tawfiq al-Amer has been arrested several times over his calls for giving Shias, a minority in Saudi Arabia, further freedom to exercise their religious rights.

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5 Responses

  1. Hammad says:

    These desert bandits of the past & concubine of US idiot Al-Saud forgetting that more you try to grip beach sea in your fist, more it slips. Their time is up & their false magic created by petro-dollars has evaporated & soon they are going to be kicked out from scene like they never ever existed.

  2. Stgr says:

    Listen up all you Illuminati drones! Abdullah is not Qadafi or Mubarak. Saudi is home to the best cared for people in the middle east! I rooted for egyptians, I still root for the Libyans… But you guys in Saudi, I hope the King puts you down like wild dogs in the street and then sends the rest of you to Somalia where you belong!

    • Hammad says:

      There is no need to lost temper. We already know that people like you, for whom these Al-Saud are their gods, always live in fools paradise. Rest assure these desert bandits of the past Najdi Al-Saud are going to be kicked out very soon from scene like they never ever existed & Hijaz is going to return to its traditional heirs.

  3. Abaddon says:

    Just as the Titanic was holed below the water line and the first people to experience a threat to their lives were those who could only afford to pay the least, and were placed in steerage, right at the bottom of the ship. Nevertheless that water moved up towards the first class cabins where the elite of society were comfortably living. The global ship is going the same way. If those western countries or any others think that the rising sea of humanity is not coming their way, they are deluding themselves. Remember we are ALL on that same global ship.

  4. Anonumous says:

    No doubt this has to happen. Muslims should have thought abt it. they were so keen in thier temptations, that they forgot wat coming up next and how disastrous this could be for thier own selves. I think this is time , now they should have some pity on thier selves. Get united or u will fall for sure.

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