Case against Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr gets under way

Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, the high-profile Shiite cleric who was arrested in Eastern Province in July, appeared in a special security court on 25 March as the case against him finally got under way. The prosecution’s list of charges against him, read out the following day, included “instigating unrest”, “seeking foreign meddling” and “supporting the rebellion in Bahrain”, according to AFP.