Society for Development and Change
The Society for Development and Change () is a Saudi Arabian human rights non-governmental organisation that became active in 2011, campaigning for equal human rights for Shia in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The organisation called for a constitution and an elected legislature for Eastern Province. Leadership , the secretary-general of the Society for Development and Change was Ahmed Mohammad al-Rebh (or al-Ribh). Prior to the creation of the organisation, al-Rebh, an activist from Qatif, had called for political reform and opposed discrimination and had spent time in exile in Iran. In April 2010, al-Rebh had been interrogated by the Qatif branch of Mabahith about his political writing, which included a call for King Abdullah to create a legislative assembly similar to those of Kuwait and Bahrain and criticism of anti-Shi'a discrimination in government policy. Actions The Society for Development and Change contacted international media to report on events in the Qatif region during the 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests. In October 2011, it reported protestors' demands to create a constitution and independent legislative assembly for Eastern Province. Secretary-General Ahmed Mohammad al-Rebh stated that Saudi Arabians should "be part of the Arab Spring". Al-Rebh was forced into exile in Beirut because of