Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr has brought Shi'ite Muslims around the world to unite in demonstrations condemning the Saudi royal family and its backers.
Anti-Saudi Protests
![Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burn fabric painted to resemble the national flags of Israel, the United Kingdom and the U.S. during a demonstration condemning the execution of Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, in Baghdad, Jan. 4,](https://gdb.voanews.com/B8B8768E-992E-4E18-848A-0C2BEE26B367_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burn fabric painted to resemble the national flags of Israel, the United Kingdom and the U.S. during a demonstration condemning the execution of Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, in Baghdad, Jan. 4,
![Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9082B960-9D34-4147-93CA-2C5F2A102D10_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during a rally in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2016.
![Shi'ite Muslims burn an effigy of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a protest against the execution in Saudi Arabia of cleric Nimr al-Nimr, in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy in New Delhi, India, Jan. 4, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9DDA28E0-A4FB-49AC-951F-7BF454F36E40_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shi'ite Muslims burn an effigy of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a protest against the execution in Saudi Arabia of cleric Nimr al-Nimr, in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy in New Delhi, India, Jan. 4, 2016.