In Saudi Town, Women Protest Detentions, Leading to Their Own

From The Lede Thu Jan 10 2013, 21:03:49

Last weekend, Saudi security forces encircled and arrested a small group of women who were protesting the long-term detention of relatives without charges on suspicion of terrorism, and the event has touched off nearly a week of unrest in the Saudi town of Buraida.

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