Saudi Forces Shot Martyred Peaceful Shia Protester ‘Hassan Yusuf al-Qalaf’ in Qatif

A Saudi teenage boy, Hassan Yusuf al-Qalaf, has martyred after regime forces shot him in the chest in the Qatif region in the oil-rich Eastern Province. 

– A Saudi teenage boy, Hassan Yusuf al-Qalaf, has martyred after regime forces shot him in the chest in the Qatif region in the oil-rich Eastern Province.

The martyr Hassan Yusuf al-Qalaf, 18, from Tarut village in Sanabis, was participated in a peaceful anti-regime protests when forces attacked him in the chest.

Since February 2011, protesters have held demonstrations on an almost regular basis in the Kingdom’s east, mainly in Qatif and Awamiyah.

The demonstrators called for the release of all political prisoners, freedom of expression and assembly, and an end to widespread discrimination.