New Martyr in Qatif, Hundreds of Prisoners on Hunger strike

Local Editor

Saudi regime forces killed a 19 year-old man during a raid on the houses of activists in the At Tubi area of Saudi Arabia's eastern region of Qatif.

'Ali Hassan al Mahrous', 19, was martyred Friday night when Saudi forces shot him one in shoulder and 2 bullets in the head.
He was from village of Alkhoeldeh of Saudi Arabia's eastern region of Qatif.
Mahrous is the 17th victim of the Saudi regime's crackdown on protesters in Qatif since 2011. Another person was injured in the attack.

Saudi regime forces also arrested an unspecified number of activists.
On the same day, human rights activists revealed that more than 120 prisoners in Saudi Arabia have gone on hunger strike to express their anger at inhumane prison conditions.
The hunger strikers are also objecting to their detention without charge or trial, the activists said.

More than 70 inmates stopped eating last week in a bid to draw international attention to their plight. Recently, around 50 more have joined the campaign.
The strike will continue for at least five weeks, according to the human rights activists.

Saudi activists say there are more than 40,000 political prisoners, mostly prisoners of conscience, in jails across the kingdom.

Families and relatives of political prisoners have held several public gatherings in major cities, including Riyadh, Mecca, Medina and Buraidah. However, their protests have failed to bear any results.

In Saudi Arabia, protests and political gatherings of any kind are prohibited.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Saudi regime "routinely represses expression critical of the government."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team