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http://www.marxist.com/arab-revolution-continues-20111124.htm The Arab Revolution continues <http://www.marxist.com/arab-revolution-continues-20111124.htm> Written by In Defence of Marxism Thursday, 24 November 2011 [image: Print]<http://www.marxist.com/arab-revolution-continues-20111124/print.htm#> Far from dying out the revolutionary process in the Arab world is continuing. In the last week weve seen protests in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt aside from the on-going mobilisations in Yemen and Syria. Saudi Arabia In the eastern city of Qatif, four people have been killed by security forces, the interior ministry reports. Protests have erupted in the Shiite areas of this extremely repressive kingdom. The demonstratrors in Qatif are shouting "Death to the House of Saud"<http://www.youtube.com/embed/-ZDWqpLluQE> . Kuwait Hundreds of activists stormed the Parliament<http://www.youtube.com/embed/bhpQ_8p_loY> after the police attempted to violently break up a rally<http://www.youtube.com/embed/8C5DAIV_DZc>against corruption. This follows a wage of strikes that has affected almost all sectors of the economy. Bahrain An enquiry appointed by the king of Bahrain found security forces responsible for numerous infringements of the law and excessive force, including live ammunition, torture and prosecution of doctors for treating patients. It also found no evidence for Iran being the source of the protest, in spite of the regimes claims. The report was released as protests once again erupted in some villages. Yemen President Saleh signed a deal ceding power to his deputy under promises of immunity from prosecution and confiscation of property. The deal was negotiated in Saudi Arabia under the watchful eyes of King Abdullah. This will be the forth dictator to cede power. Protests continued, however, over the terms of the deal and several protesters were shot dead by security forces. "Death to Al Sa`ud" Chants by Thousands in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province: A Game Changer?<https://mail.google.com/pages/index/3265/death-to-al-sa%60ud-chants-by-thousands-in-saudi-ara> 0<https://mail.google.com/pages/index/3265/death-to-al-sa%60ud-chants-by-thousands-in-saudi-ara#comments> Nov 24 2011 by Jadaliyya Reports <https://mail.google.com/pages/contributors/6213> [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker]<http://app.readspeaker.com/cgi-bin/rsent?customerid=5919&lang=en_us&readid=rscontent&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jadaliyya.com%2Fpages%2Findex%2F3265%2Fdeath-to-al-saud-chants-by-thousands-in-saudi-ara> [image: [Image from screen shot of video below]] [Image from screen shot of video below] *[This post will be updated and further corroborated in the coming days]* Saudi security forces have killed at least three people in al Qatif, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since the killing of nineteen-year-old Naser al-Mheishi during confrontations with security forces at a road block in the Shweika district on Sunday 20 November 2011. Ali al-Filfil, twenty-four, was killed during a protest on Monday, while Ali Abdullah Al Qreires, twenty-six, and Munib al-Sayyid Al Adnan, twenty, were killed during a mass protest on Wednesday 23 November. Protests in this predominantly Shi`i region evolved after Sunday's shooting. Thousands swarmed the streets calling for the "Death to Al Sa`ud" (i.e., death to the Saudi royal family). One can speculate as to the significance of this incident, but it does not seem that it will be the last, nor an anecdotal incident. Discontent in some provinces in Saudi Arabia, notably the Shi`i dominated Eastern Province, have been brewing for some time as a result of living conditions, other forms of discrimination, and demands to release prisoners of conscience. Reporting from Saudi Arabia is thin, but we will keep you posted. 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