But in my experience of HN so far, a handful of accounts seem determined to turn HN into a “settler colonialism” struggle session, with Israel v Palestine as the ur issue, worthy of the front page every time either party so much as stubs their toe. When they don’t get it, they blame the mods or call their fellow readers “bots” for downvoting.

I share a nationality with the author but I've not read her books. I thought that perhaps there was some connection in the themes of her writing and it's relevance to HN - there is a little bit but I think it's mostly oppression that the OP wants to highlight.

And note the ‘alleged’.

In the same way, someone who supports the Azov brigade, would be expected to face consequences in Russia (and find difficulties in getting their books distributed) since Russia proscribed the Azov brigade, but precisely because of that... we wouldn't be asking of them to travel to Russia "to face the consequences"