Protests against Saudi monarchy planned [View All]

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This has the potential to get interesting.

Saad al-Faqih told Aljazeera.net on Tuesday that his radio stations – that reach over two thirds of the Saudi population - have been preparing for the demonstrations for over six weeks.

"The Saudi regime is unreformable. This event will involve a series of civil activities whose purpose is clear – to remove the current regime," al-Faqih told Aljazeera.net.

While privately expecting hundreds of thousands, the London-based exile said the peaceful demonstrations would begin after noon prayers on Thursday – in defiance of an official ban.

Police broke up a much smaller street protest in Riyadh organised by al-Faqih's Movement for Islamic Reform (MIRA) last year to call for the release of political prisoners and greater political participation. Authorities arrested 33 people but they were later released.

al Jazeera