I used to argue with Iyad on Minekey (a place to have a twitter like arguments before twitter) 10+ years ago. We disagreed frequently. I always learnt something from his arguments so I befriended him on fb. Never would have I imagined how quickly can his innocent activism escalate to have an actual hit team dispatched to have him silenced.

I was the same, the only difference is my passport and government I criticize. Yet I live a normal life, never felt threatened or in danger. It made me realize how important and fragile are those values.