Forty-four anti-government protesters, who were arrested over the past four months, have been released in Saudi Arabia, an activist says.
"They released 44 of them this morning. There are still 28 left in Dammam prison, 10 in Khobar prison and 11 in Dammam (police station)," activist Fouad Ali said on Wednesday.
Saudi forces detained the protesters, who called for an end to human rights violations in the monarchy and protested their country's military intervention in Bahrain.
"Most of them were calling for more human rights. They also protested against Saudi Arabia's involvement in Bahrain," Ali was quoted as saying by Reuters.
In March, a Saudi-based human rights group said that authorities had arrested one hundred protesters for organizing or taking part in anti-government demonstrations.
Human Rights First Society also revealed that some of the detainees were subject to both physical and mental torture.
Saudi Arabia, a key US ally in the Middle East, is an absolute monarchy that does not tolerate any form of dissent.
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