Arrest Shi'a citizen for sponsoring religious activities

October 22, 2007

On 21 October  the Saudi authorities of Al-Ahsa arrested the citizen (Hussain Naser al-Ali , 37 years ) from the village of Rumaila in Al-Ahsa due to sponsoring a religious salon in his private house used for religious activities.

This arrest is among a campaign launched against Shi'a citizens in the Eastern Province to harass them.