US protesters call on Saudi Arabia to free Sheikh Al-Nimr / Pics
Protest rallies have been held in different US cities against the unjust sentence handed down to a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia.
The protesters have condemned the death sentence for prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, according to social media.
On October 15, Nimr was sentenced to death at the Specialized Criminal Court in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. In reaction to the sentence, people took to streets in the city of Qatif in Eastern Province to condemn the move. There have also been demonstrations in other countries.
The senior Saudi Shia cleric, who was attacked and arrested in July 2012, is accused of delivering anti-regime speeches and defending political prisoners.
On Friday, a senior Iranian cleric warned Saudi Arabia against executing the death sentence.
“We warn Saudi Arabia… that this government will pay a heavy price for a [possible] execution of a Shia cleric,” Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahhedi Kermani told worshippers at the weekly Friday prayers in Tehran.
Human rights activists say the sentence issued for Sheikh Nimr was politically motivated.
Amnesty International has denounced the verdict, calling it “appalling”.
PHOTO: The supporters of Sheikh Al-Nimr in CHICAGO, USA show their disgust at the Saudi’s death penalty of the innocent Sheikh and call to FreeNimr
PHOTO: The Nimri’s of LOS ANGELES demonstrate near the Saudi consulate to Free Nimr
PHOTO: The supporters of Sheikh Al-Nimr in ATLANTA, USA
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