Saudi Arabia–Turkey relations

HRF Commends Release of Jamal Khashoggi Murder Report; MBS Must Be Held Accountable

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Friday, February 26, 2021
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NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) commends the Biden Administration's release of a declassified intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) commends the Biden Administration's release of a declassified intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
  • "We expect nothing less than justice for Jamal Khashoggi and all of Saudi Arabia's brave dissidents," said HRF President Thor Halvorssen.
  • "The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is a chilling illustration of the destruction that can result when extreme power goes unchecked," said HRF President Thor Halvorssen.
  • TAKE ACTION and SIGN THE PETITION to join the global campaign to demand justice for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

BREAKING: DAWN, CAIR and Code Pink to Respond to Release of U.S. Intelligence Report on Murder of Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Friday, February 26, 2021
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That report states:"We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi."

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  • That report states:"We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi."
  • WHAT: Press Conference Responding to Release of U.S. Intelligence Report on Murder of Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
    CONTACT:CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected]
    News Conference participants will also react to reports that the United States will this afternoon announce actions taken in response to Khashoggi's murder.
  • Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi Arabia government's human rights abuses and restrictions on political freedom under Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman, wrote columns for The Washington Post.
  • CONTACT:CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected] ; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]

Press Club Leaders urge Congress to hold hearings on just-released Khashoggi Report

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Friday, February 26, 2021
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We urge Congress to use this report as the basis for hearings.

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  • We urge Congress to use this report as the basis for hearings.
  • On November 28, 2018 just two months after the murder of Mr. Khashoggi the National Press Club recognized him with the John Aubuchon Award, our highest honor for press freedom.
  • Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists.
  • PRESS CONTACT: Lindsay Underwood for the National Press Club; [email protected] , (202) 662-7561
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DAWN, CAIR and Code Pink to Respond to Release of U.S. Intelligence Report on Murder of Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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Advocacy groups expect the call to take place in the next several days and the report to be issued either the day of the call or the following day.

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  • Advocacy groups expect the call to take place in the next several days and the report to be issued either the day of the call or the following day.
  • A follow-up media advisory with the time of the planned press conference will be issued following the release of the report.
  • He was murdered and dismembered in October 2018 after being lured to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by Saudi agents.
  • CONTACT:CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw, 202-999-8292, [email protected] ; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]