4 ms·
Some context: Mustafa was charged with participating in the Arab Spring uprisings during 2011-2012, where the discriminated Shia minority rose up again the gove
by Clewza313 5y ago
Some context: Mustafa was charged with participating in the Arab Spring uprisings during 2011-2012, where the discriminated Shia minority rose up again the government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_Saudi_Arabian_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_Saudi_Arabia...
- LatteLazy 5y agoWeren't they all peaceful protests? Eg sit-ins, demonstrations, marches etc? There wasn't really any "uprising" in terms of armed people actually trying to overthrow the government was there? Sorry if I'm taking uprising too literally...
- hardwaresofton 5y agoDeutsche Welle, the german public broadcaster has a bunch of fantastic videos on this if you're interested: Egyptian Women and the Arab Spring 1/2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbCSYJDeoCI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbCSYJDeoCI) Egyptian Women and the Arab Spring 2/2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfbW8FfHbQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dfbW8FfHbQ) Ten years after the Arab Spring, is there still hope for democracy? 1/2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhDQ6YVOvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhDQ6YVOvQ) Ten years after the Arab Spring, is there still hope for democracy? 2/2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxN7FCNOD4I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxN7FCNOD4I)
- Clewza313 5y agoNot entirely, there were violent riots and at least one policeman died as well. It's unclear if Mustafa was actually involved though.