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Khashoggi murder timeline: Saudi Crown Prince gets US immunity, all details here
2 years, 1 month ago

Khashoggi murder timeline: Saudi Crown Prince gets US immunity, all details here

Live Mint  

The United States administration on 17 November ruled that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity in the Jamal Khashoggi murder case from the jurisdiction of US courts. 12 October, 2018: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz denied allegations related to Khashoggi's disappearance and alleged murder. 22 October, 2018: According to …

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‘Hold MBS accountable’: World reacts to US Khashoggi report
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Hold MBS accountable’: World reacts to US Khashoggi report

Al Jazeera  

Calls for ‘accountability’ grow as US report finds Khashoggi killed by Saudi hit squad operating under command of MBS. “We assess that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” the Office of US Director of National Intelligence said. Saudi Foreign Ministry: In a statement carried by …

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Saudi Arabia overturns death sentences for Khashoggi murder
4 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentences for Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

‘These verdicts cannot be allowed to whitewash what happened.’ A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, handing down jail sentences ranging from seven to 20 years to a total of eight people instead. A Saudi hit squad murdered and dismembered the Washington Post columnist inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in …

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US lawmakers push for release of intelligence on Khashoggi murder
4 years, 10 months ago

US lawmakers push for release of intelligence on Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

Defying Congress, the Trump administration refused to publicly release US intel on the killing of Saudi journalist. Washington, DC – Two members of the United States Congress said on Tuesday they will push for the public release of a new US intelligence report on the 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Tom Malinowski, …

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Jamal Khashoggi case: A timeline of events surrounding his murder
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi case: A timeline of events surrounding his murder

Al Jazeera  

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Turkish media publish images of an alleged 15-member Saudi “assassination squad” and video of suspicious movements at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul following Khashoggi’s disappearance. Thursday, October 18, 2018 Turkish media report that Khashoggi was killed “within minutes” of entering …

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Mark the Khashoggi anniversary by freeing jailed activists
5 years, 3 months ago

Mark the Khashoggi anniversary by freeing jailed activists

Al Jazeera  

The admission of guilt by the Saudi authorities needs to be accompanied by the release of political prisoners. When I first urged Jamal to leave Saudi Arabia in January 2017, soon after the government had suspended him from writing and tweeting, my concern was that the new crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, would jail him or ban him from travelling. …

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Saudi's 'strategic plan' to confront Turkey over Khashoggi murder
5 years, 5 months ago

Saudi's 'strategic plan' to confront Turkey over Khashoggi murder

The Quint  

London, Aug 6 A London-based news portal said that Saudi Arabia has begun implementing a "strategic plan" to confront the Ankara government, after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman decided he was being "too patient" with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggis murder last October. The plan is detailed in a confidential report based …

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The Khashoggi report is a wake-up call for UN and US (Opinion)
5 years, 6 months ago

The Khashoggi report is a wake-up call for UN and US (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Courtney C. Radsch is the advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists. Courtney Radsch Committee to Protect Journalists Given these findings, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres should immediately launch a criminal investigation, as the Committee to Protect Journalists requested last November, and comply with the recommendations of its independent expert. Callamard conducted extensive interviews and …

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UN names members of international inquiry into Khashoggi murder
5 years, 11 months ago

UN names members of international inquiry into Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard will be accompanied to Turkey by Helena Kennedy and Duarte Nuno Vieira. The United Nations human rights office has said that a team of international experts would conduct an inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters news agency on Thursday …

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US senators introduce resolution pinning Khashoggi murder on Saudi Crown Prince
6 years, 1 month ago

US senators introduce resolution pinning Khashoggi murder on Saudi Crown Prince

The Quint  

Washington, Dec 6 A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced a resolution saying that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was "complicit" in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a supporter-turned-critic of the Saudi Crown Prince, went missing on October 2 after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul for collecting documents in order to marry his Turkish fiancée …

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US senators introduce resolution blaming MBS for Khashoggi murder
6 years, 1 month ago

US senators introduce resolution blaming MBS for Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

Bipartisan group of senators introduces measure saying Saudi crown prince is ‘complicit’ in the killing of journalist. Six top US senators from across party lines have introduced a scathing resolution to hold the Saudi crown prince accountable for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi more than two months ago. “This resolution – without equivocation – definitively states that the crown …

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Khashoggi murder: Global pressure on Saudi Arabia mounts as Turkey, US senators and UN turn up heat
6 years, 1 month ago

Khashoggi murder: Global pressure on Saudi Arabia mounts as Turkey, US senators and UN turn up heat

The Independent  

More than two months after the brutal killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi operatives linked to de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, international pressure on the oil-rich kingdom continues to mount. Yesterday, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called for an international investigation into the killing, bucking Saudi Arabia’s insistence that it will handle …

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US Senator Lindsey Graham says CIA briefing solidifies Saudi crown prince's hand in Jamal Khashoggi murder
6 years, 1 month ago

US Senator Lindsey Graham says CIA briefing solidifies Saudi crown prince's hand in Jamal Khashoggi murder

Firstpost  

Senior US senators said on Tuesday they were more certain than ever that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after receiving a CIA briefing on the matter Washington: Senior US senators said on Tuesday they were more certain than ever that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was responsible …

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Khashoggi murder: CIA director Gina Haspel to brief key senators on Saudi journalist’s killing
6 years, 1 month ago

Khashoggi murder: CIA director Gina Haspel to brief key senators on Saudi journalist’s killing

The Independent  

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To unlock the diplomatic mysteries behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, take a look at Syria
6 years, 1 month ago

To unlock the diplomatic mysteries behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, take a look at Syria

The Independent  

The Saudis are going to get away with it. But in the Middle East’s sectarian civil war, the Sunnis have got to win over the Shiites and the Saudis have got the money, and America’s president – for whom the epithet “insane” is now as irrelevant as it is obvious – has managed to quote the Saudis as claiming that …

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Mike Pompeo says no 'direct' evidence linking Saudi crown prince role to Khashoggi murder; storm brews over CIA boss Gina Haspel's absence from US Senate briefing
6 years, 1 month ago

Mike Pompeo says no 'direct' evidence linking Saudi crown prince role to Khashoggi murder; storm brews over CIA boss Gina Haspel's absence from US Senate briefing

Firstpost  

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed Senators in the US Congress Wednesday ahead of a vote they’re expected to take on military aid to Saudi Arabia, saying there’s “no direct reporting linking the Saudi crown prince to the brutal killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October that set off global …

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