Saudi domestic intelligence forces forcibly dispersed public demonstrations in Dammam

31 December  2007

On December 29 , the Saudi domestic intelligence forces of Dammam forcibly dispersed public demonstrations held by dozens of prayers of al-Forqan mosque who had been peacefully demonstrating after the Friday Prayer against the Saudi government's human rights violations and advocating political reform . The demonstration had been called by Saad al-Faqih, a London-based Saudi who heads the dissident Movement for Islamic Reform. Saudi Arabia have accused al-Faqih of being associated with Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda organization.

The police forces blocked access to side streets leading to the mosque and made a human band round the demonstration .   

It is worth mentioning that the mentioned demonstration was the second one that took place during two weeks.