PARIS — A man suspected of being linked to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Tuesday, according to two officials close to the investigation. Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, disappeared […]
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The fiancée of slain Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi has published an open letter in The Washington Post asking singer Justin Bieber to cancel his performance at the Formula One race in Saudi Arabia. In the letter, Hatice Cengiz urged Bieber to cancel the scheduled Dec. 5 performance in the Red […]
Donald Trump continually pressed his aides on whether Saudi Arabia used a bone saw to dismember journalist Jamal Khashoggi when they discussed how to respond to reports Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman ordered the murder, a report on Thursday revealed. Kirsten Fontenrose, then the director of Gulf affairs at the […]
PARIS — Agnès Callamard is best known for her investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and has made a career uncovering extrajudicial killings. The French human rights expert’s focus on rights abuses is taking on new dimensions as she assumes leadership of Amnesty International and turns her […]
A leading human rights expert who is taking over leadership at Amnesty International is tackling vaccine equity as one of the major issues confronting the world today By LORI HINNANT Associated Press April 7, 2021, 12:39 AM • 3 min read PARIS — Agnès Callamard is best known for her […]
Rolling Stone is punching back after a blog post claimed that the magazine “sold out” to President Trump and the Saudis under its owner Jay Penske led to calls for a boycott. The story, by “The Hill Reporter” dubbed “The Demise of Rolling Stone: How A Legendary Magazine Sold Out […]
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty The beat-down that Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered this week to his predecessor Mike Pompeo was so severe that it might have to be included in next year’s State Department Human Rights report. As it happens, Blinken’s explicit and implicit critique of his […]
David Cameron and billionaire financier Lex Greensill went on a desert camping trip with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman months after the Saudi leader was accused of ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination, it has been claimed The lobbying trip to Saudi Arabia in early 2020 for now bankrupt Greensill Capital took place […]