Mohammed al-Ghamdi, a retired teacher, was sentenced to death over tweets from an anonymous account with nine followers, says his UK-based brother

Tweets made from anonymous account with nine followers, focused on unemployment, inflation, mismanagement of resources, release of political prisoners.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    30·
    1 year ago

    His tweets, seen by Middle East Eye, focused on unemployment, inflation, and government mismanagement of resources and called for the release of political prisoners.

    And the Saudi government responds by sentencing him to death. Why are they so scared?

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Conservatives have a deep need to oppress others. When criticized, the natural conservative response is to lash out. Killing citizens is a typical way conservatives maintain their oppressive governments.

      Conservatism is a global plague in desperate need of a cure. It has no place in a modern culture or government.