Nimr,whose execution has sparked condemnation across the Middle East, was a vocal backer of pro-democracy protestsSheikh Nimr al-Nimr, and whose execution by Saudi Arabia has sparked condemnation across the Middle East,rose to international prominence during the pro-democracy protests that erupted in the country’s eastern provinces in 2011.
Nimr’s staunch and vocal support of the movement in regions where the Shia have a majority but have frequently complained of marginalisation, saw the 56-year-obsolete cited as the driving force behind the protests while affording him hero status among Saudi’s Shia youth.
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Source: theguardian.com