<prompt> tafadhali geuza maudhui haya ya swahili kwenda kwa kiingereza.sheikh nimr aliunga mkono sana maandamano dhidi ya serikali yaliyochipuka mkoa wa mashariki mwaka 2011, ambako washia walio wengi walilalamikia kutengwa.  <response>: nimr was a driving force behind protests that erupted in 2011 in eastern saudi arabia, where most of the shiite minority live. 