Relatives of political detainees held a small protest in Riyadh Wednesday night, photos and videos posted to social media sites showed. The protest took place inside Sahara Mall in the northern part of the Saudi capital. The videos below show men marching inside the mall as they chant a hadeeth by the Prophet that says “release the distressed.”

The account @e3teqal on Twitter, which identifies itself as a coordinator for the activities of illegal detention victims in Saudi Arabia, posted a number of photos purporting to show the protest:

https://twitter.com/e3teqal/status/210441682355888128
https://twitter.com/e3teqal/status/210441847057813504
https://twitter.com/e3teqal/status/210441966176047104
https://twitter.com/e3teqal/status/210442105640861697
https://twitter.com/e3teqal/status/210442305474273280

UPDATE 6/7/2012 1:10: Mohammad al-Abdulaziz said on Twitter that his brother and his family (wife and three children) have been arrested. It is said that more people have been arrested.