Saudi Police Detain 30 Activists http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=239050 

The arrests have been made over the past two days mainly in Al-Qatif city and nearby towns which witnessed recent demonstrations urging the release of prisoners and voicing solidarity with Bahraini people."Arrests have been ongoing for some time, but in the past few days it focused on bloggers and writers," an activist told AFP asking not to be identified. "The number of Shiites arrested since the start of the protests and (those who) remain in jail is 140," said the activist.