<P> According to a report by the Human Rights Watch: </P> <P> Shia Muslims, who constitute about eight percent of the Saudi population, faced discrimination in employment as well as limitations on religious practices . Shia jurisprudence books were banned, the traditional annual Shia mourning procession of Ashura was discouraged, and operating independent Islamic religious establishments remained illegal . At least seven Shi'a religious leaders - Abd al - Latif Muhammad Ali, Habib al - Hamid, Abd al - Latif al - Samin, Abdallah Ramadan, Sa'id al - Bahaar, Muhammad Abd al - Khidair, and Habib Hamdah Sayid Hashim al - Sadah - reportedly remained in prison for violating these restrictions ." </P> <P> And Amnesty International adds: </P> <P> Members of the Shi'a Muslim community (estimated at between 7 and 10 per cent of Saudi Arabia's population of about 19 million) suffer systematic political, social, cultural as well as religious discrimination . </P>

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