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Although the demonstration was small, this video from an eastern province of Saudi Arabia shows that there is a growing movement for change in that most backward of Arab states:

It was that demonstration above of less than 500 Saudi's that provoked the government to issue this declaration just yesterday:

Saudi Arabia has banned all protests and marches following recent anti-government protests in the kingdom's east, reports say.

State television on Saturday quoted the interior ministry as saying that security forces would use all measures to prevent any attempt to disrupt public order.

The ban on public demonstrations comes amid media reports of a huge mobilisation of Saudi troops in Shia-dominated provinces in order to quell any possible uprising.

According to The Independent, a British newspaper, 10,000 security personnel are being sent to the region by road, clogging highways into Dammam and other cities.

10,000 armed forces to quell a demonstration by less than 500 participants. Could the Saudi King be a wee bit worried about what's going on in his "Kingdom?" Stay tuned for this coming Friday, March 11th, as there is a "Day of Rage" being organized by Saudi youth to protest their lack of freedom and liberty.

Here are two other videos of small demonstrations around the same time (the second one below shows one of the demonstrators getting arrested):

Meanwhile, in Yemen, the demonstrations continue unabated. This video - with interviews in English subtitles - was from a few days ago:

And of course, the civil war in Libya continues to rage:

This fascinating video was shot by an Al Jazeera producer at a checkpoint in Western Libya:

:) god help us

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