Qatifi presidential election, 2015

The 2015 Qatifi protests describes an ongoing series of anti-government protests in Qatif. The protests were sparked by the governments declaration of following the 2015 Qassim University attacks which saw 43 people after a pair of suicide bombers affiliated with  destroyed part of the university. Previously following the in May 2015 the government had delayed presidential elections scheduled for July so they could effectively combat terrorism, a move that generated controversy in Qatif.

The protesters have so far demanded for the government to bring presidential elections forward to July, as well as for the government to end martial law and take decisive action against ISIL. The protests so far have consisted of numerous and.