Alwaght- A massive protest was held eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday in solidarity with political prisoners especially those sentenced to death, including prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr.
This is the second Friday in a row that a mass gathering had been held in solidarity with Sheikh Nimr and other death row detainees.
Activists say three of them were minors at the time of their arrest after pro-democracy protests that began in 2011 in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Nimr was a driving force behind the protests that developed into a call for equality in the kingdom, where many Shiites have complained of marginalization.
Organizers say Friday's prayers were held in an open area of Qatif, on the Persian Gulf coast, aimed "to show solidarity with Sheikh Nimr and the rest of the detainees.
In October 2014, a Saudi court sentenced Sheikh Nimr to death, provoking widespread global condemnations.
In a recent letter to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, the Islamic Human Rights Commission called for exerting pressure on Riyadh to revoke the death sentence and release the cleric immediately.
Amnesty International said in late November that Sheikh Nimr and five other activists were at imminent risk of execution and were "clearly convicted in unfair trials".
The London-based human rights group said the six were among more than 50 people who could soon be put to death in a single day.
Peaceful demonstrations erupted in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province in February 2011, with protesters demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners and an end to widespread discrimination against the people of the oil-rich region. Several people have been killed and many others have been injured or arrested during the demonstrations.
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