@Sherifazuhur again, those are not mutually exclusive truths.
Disputing that is like saying it's impossible that US universities are cracking down on pro-Palestine student protests, because there are 100s of such protests happening right now.
The continued prevalence of protests does not mean that the crackdowns aren't real.
I hear and believe your lived experience.
I also believe the "Riyadh-based diplomats and human rights groups" who have seen a "recent spate of arrests" and that those arrests are "motivated by security concerns specifically linked to the deadly Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas and its aftermath."