161 arrested in Saudi Arabia protest over detentions

CNN – About 160 people were arrested by Saudi security forces early Friday morning in Buraida for unlawfully protesting outside that city’s Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The spokesman for Qassim police said that 15 women and 6 children were among the 161 people taken in, and that the protesters had been arrested after officers at the scene had failed to convince them to end their demonstration. Buraida, the provincial capital of Qassim Province, is considered part of the ultraconservative heartland of Saudi Arabia. It has been the scene of several small-scale protests the past few months. Read Article

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