[40][41][42] One of the main organisers, Faisal Ahmed Abdul-Ahad[25] (or Abdul-Ahadwas[26]), was alleged to have been killed by Saudi security forces on 2 March,[26][27] by which time one of the Facebook groups discussing the plans had over 26,000 members.

[43] Khaled al-Johani demonstrated in Riyadh despite a massive police presence,[43] was interviewed by BBC Arabic Television, and has since then been detained in ʽUlaysha Prison.

[44] The Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) and the Saudi organisation Human Rights First Society called for ACPRA co-founder Mohammed Saleh Albejadi to be released following his arbitrary arrest in Buraidah on 21 March by Mabahith, the internal security agency.

[46] In April, several small protests over labour rights took place in front of government ministry buildings in Riyadh, Ta'if and Tabuk.

[39][29][49] The protesters called for the release of prisoners, for the Peninsula Shield Force to be withdrawn from Bahrain,[11][50] for equal representation in key offices and for reforms in political positions, as they feel marginalised.

[53] On the same day, an online campaign started on Facebook, making demands that included calling for Saudi Arabia to become a constitutional monarchy, and for "an end to corruption, an even distribution of wealth, and a serious solution for unemployment".

[1] On 5 February, about 40 women wearing black clothes demonstrated in Riyadh, calling for the release of prisoners held without trial.

[54] On 18 February, all ten founding members of the party were arrested and ordered to withdraw demands for political reform in exchange for their release.

[56] A protest was held in Qatif by Shi'a Muslims to demand the release of additional political prisoners.

[citation needed] Brian Whitaker of The Guardian interpreted[60] the creation of a website for people to publish complaints about government services, "shakra.com",[61] the circulation of at least three online petitions calling for political and legal reforms[60] and a call for reform that is "the result of meaningful interaction and dialogue among the different components of a society" by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal[62] as protest actions that "in a Saudi context [are] momentous".

[31] A "Day of Rage" was planned by Saudi Arabians on 11 March[40] at noon in solidarity with protests in Libya and Bahrain.

[citation needed] A Facebook page called for a "11 March Revolution of Longing" and included demands for "the ousting of the regime" and for the national leader and the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia to be chosen by election.

[43] In Jeddah, The Los Angeles Times and Agence France Presse reported heavy military and police patrolling and an absence of protests.

[44] More than 200 people protested outside of the Ministry of the Interior in Riyadh on Sunday 13 March, asking for information about prisoners and their immediate release.

Another protester said that his father has been in prison for 10 years without receiving medical attention for his colon cancer nor a trial.

[69] The protesters asked to meet with the Minister for the Interior Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Hundreds demonstrated in Qatif on 20 March against the use of the Peninsula Shield Force troops from the six Gulf Cooperation Council states[10] against the 2011 Bahraini uprising.

About a hundred literacy campaign teachers held a street demonstration outside the Ministry of Civil Services in Riyadh on 5 April, demanding to be employed full-time.

[citation needed] Hundreds of people again protested in Qatif and al-Awamiyah against the use of the Peninsula Shield Force troops from the six Gulf Cooperation Council states against the 2011 Bahraini uprising and for their own political rights and freedoms.

Fawzia Al Hani, chair of the "Baladi" Facebook campaign, said that Saudi Arabian law states that women have the right to vote and to stand as candidates.

[51] In the Eastern Province during the days leading up to 29 April, about 20 to 30 people, including two bloggers, were arrested for anti-government activities.

[80] On 29 April, a few hundred people demonstrated in Qatif and al-Awamiyah for similar reasons to previous weeks.