وكان هؤلاء الأشخاص ضمن مئات المتظاهرين الذين اعتقلتهم قوات الأمن السعودية في نيسان/أبريل 2000 عند قيامهم بالاحتجاج في نجران عقب إغلاق مسجدهم وبسبب اعتقال شخص متهم بممارسة السحر.
These people are said to have been among the hundreds of demonstrators who were allegedly arrested in April 2000 by Saudi security forces when they were protesting in Najran following the closure of their mosque and the arrest of a person suspected of witchcraft.