(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - QATIF, Saudi Arabia—The young people here stopped protesting last week, effectively ending the first chapter of the so-called Arab spring in the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The protesters of Qatif abandoned demonstrations after weeks of unrelenting pressure not only from the government—which arrested at least 150 of them without charges—but also from their own community elders.
Few activists, who seek more say in their government and an end to sectarian discrimination, have given up on their demands. They say they'll be back, confident that time and global trends are on their side.
"Historical changes are going on. We are ...
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