News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use. Parent comment

Re:Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over so... by edgyquant on Sunday January 15, 2023 @07:09PM (#34395120)
Right it’s when they lose them for political beliefs that it is political persecution.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over so... by gallopingcomp on Sunday January 15, 2023 @07:24PM (#34395218)
As opposed to professional beliefs.

Which might be a tricky distinction sometimes, especially in psychology, because (1) some beliefs and speech aren’t exactly object-level, but aren’t quite political either; (2) previously non-political, purely object-level issues (eg. treatment approaches for trans people) sometimes become seen as politicized (make no mistake, JP very much played a part in making it so), or conversely lose its previous political connotation.

[ Parent | on HN ]