Articles for Saudi Consulate

Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit, Biden admin in court
2 years, 1 month ago

Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit, Biden admin in court

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration has determined that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has legal immunity from a lawsuit filed against him over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing on Thursday. The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight vigil in front of …

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Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing
4 years, 3 months ago

Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Journalists and human rights activists called for justice for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, the second anniversary of The Washington Post columnist’s brutal killing inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul. However, no details on this subject has been given to the world.” Last month, a court in Saudi Arabia issued final verdicts convicting eight unnamed Saudi nationals …

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Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi consulate staff describe strange events on day of journalist’s death
4 years, 6 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi consulate staff describe strange events on day of journalist’s death

CNN  

CNN — Staff who worked at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul around the time of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder told a court Friday that they were told to stay away from the residence on the day the dissident journalist went missing in 2018. Cengiz, who is hoping the case will offer new clues to the whereabouts of Khashoggi’s remains, told journalists …

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Saudi crown prince says Khashoggi's murder happened under his watch
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi crown prince says Khashoggi's murder happened under his watch

Op India  

Speaking for the first time ever over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to be taking the moral responsibility for the killing by saying it “happened under his watch”. MBS, prior to this, has never been heard publically speaking of the killing in the last one year, though a UN expert had …

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‘Cut it into pieces’: Jamal Khashoggi’s dismemberment was methodically planned, U.N. report says
5 years, 6 months ago

‘Cut it into pieces’: Jamal Khashoggi’s dismemberment was methodically planned, U.N. report says

LA Times  

A new independent United Nations report provides a glimpse of the horrific last moments of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, detailing how the men lying in wait for him at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, coolly discussed how they would dismember his corpse. “It will be finished.” The report by Agnes Callamard, the world body’s special rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary and …

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Jamal Khashoggi report: 10 key findings
5 years, 6 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi report: 10 key findings

CNN  

CNN — The first independent report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has finally been released. Here are the report’s key findings: Mohammed bin Salman bears responsibility and should be investigated The report concludes that the murder was planned, organized and carried out by officials working on the behalf of the state of Saudi Arabia. The report said there is …

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Khashoggi inquiry seeks access to Saudi consulate, kingdom
5 years, 11 months ago

Khashoggi inquiry seeks access to Saudi consulate, kingdom

Al Jazeera  

Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on executions, says she had not yet received a reply from Saudi authorities. A United Nations human rights investigator leading an international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Saturday she requested access to Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, and to visit the kingdom. Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on executions, …

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