Actually that is not exactly true.
A few months ago I posted some articles about protests in SA. Which is unusual as protests are not permitted. And we might not hear about such events as it is a closed society.
Of all places Wikipedia has a timeline of events that have been happening http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Saudi_Arabian_protests
You may find this link to be an interesting take on FREEDOM in that part of the world.
Here's a snip of a piece of the world map at that site..
... forgot to say, scroll down at the link for a look at the standing of most countries of the world.