People in the Qatif region of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have taken to the streets to express anger at the execution of prominent scholar Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

People in the Qatif region of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have taken to the streets to express anger at the execution of prominent scholar Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Press TV reported.

The rally was held on Saturday with protesters marching from Nimr’s hometown of al-Awamiya to Qatif, chanting, “Down with the Al Saud.”

The regime in Riyadh on Saturday announced the execution of Sheikh Nimr and 46 others in defiance of international calls for the release of the martyr and other jailed political activists in the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it executed top religious figure, Sheikh Nimr Baqer al-Nimr, along with 46 other people.