Western-backed Saudi forces arrest over 300 protester
Saudi security forces have arrested over 300 people in the central province of Qassim after hundreds of Saudis staged a protest sit-in to demand the release of political prisoners.
The protest gathering was held outside the investigation and prosecution bureau in the town of Buraidah on Friday.
Fifteen women are reported to be among those detained. They demanded the release of female political activists recently arrested in the province.
According to state news agency, SPA, the protest sit-in lasted for more than 12 hours.
Saudi activists say there are more than 30,000 political prisoners, mostly prisoners of conscience, in jails across the Kingdom.
According to the activists, most of the detained political thinkers are being held by the government without trial or legitimate charges and have been arrested for merely looking suspicious.