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These statements were removed in an edit I made today; moving here for the record, with reasoning for removal.

The following claim is wholly unsupported in the source. The news report clearly states all "the suspects were convicted of terror-related crimes and sentenced to death". Same-sex sexual activity is not mentioned at all.

Whereas, Saudi Arabia have death penalty for homosexuality by stoning. According to a report by CNN, in 2019 Saudi Arabia executed 37 men out of which, five of those were executed for same-sex sexual activity.^[1]

This claim is tangential to the article, as it is not about the death penalty:

In 2012, 260 people were arrested for homosexuality, out of which 60% of those who go through the ‘sex-correction process’ suffered from psychological problems, which may, in some cases, lead to suicide.^[2]

This par was removed, as I was unable to understand it well enough to attempt to improve its expression (What does it mean?):

Formally, being an atheist—or otherwise non-religious person—itself is not an offence in any country, but in practice it is difficult to be an atheist without being able to become an atheist (which is legally impossible for Muslims in many countries, some of which impose capital punishment) or while needing to keep it a secret to everyone that one is an atheist. Therefore, although there is a technical difference between becoming an atheist (a form of apostasy), being an atheist (atheism), and expressing that one is an atheist (which is considered a form of 'blasphemy' by some), some commentators frame the legal situation such that 'being an atheist is punishable by death'

AukusRuckus (talk) 16:55, 10 July 2023 (UTC) Reply

References

^ Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz. "Saudi Arabia said they confessed. But court filings show some executed men protested their innocence". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
^ Stewart, Colin (2012-06-06). "Saudi Arabia: 260 arrests for homosexuality in 1 year". Erasing 76 Crimes. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

AukusRuckus (talk) 16:55, 10 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

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[1] Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz. "Saudi Arabia said they confessed. But court filings show some executed men protested their innocence". CNN. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

[2] Stewart, Colin (2012-06-06). "Saudi Arabia: 260 arrests for homosexuality in 1 year". Erasing 76 Crimes. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

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