Rappler's latest stories on Jamal Khashoggi
Turkey to try Khashoggi murder suspects in absentia – fiancee
The suspects are charged with 'deliberately and monstrously killing, causing torment'

Sons of murdered Saudi journalist Khashoggi 'forgive' killers
(3rd UPDATE) UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard slams the move as 'the final act in [Saudi Arabia's] well-rehearsed parody of justice in front of an international community far too ready to be deceived'

Turkey charges 20 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Prosecutors accuse Saudi Arabia's deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri and the royal court's media czar Saud al-Qahtani of leading the operation and giving orders to a Saudi hit team

Saudi Khashoggi verdict condemned globally but backed by U.S.
The case is still likely to remain a headache for Saudi Arabia even as it seeks to reboot its international image ahead of next year's G20 summit in Riyadh
U.S. welcomes Saudi Khashoggi verdicts as 'important step' – official
The court exonerates two top aides to Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom the US Senate considers responsible for Khashoggi's murder
Khashoggi son welcomes Saudi court verdict over father's murder
Salah Khashoggi has denied reports that he has agreed to a financial settlement with the Saudi government
Saudis' Khashoggi verdict 'far from' justice– Turkey
Turkey says the decision announced by the Saudi court 'is far from meeting the expectations of both our country and the international community to shed light on the murder with all its dimensions and deliver justice'

Justice 'trampled' in Jamal Khashoggi murder trial
Media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders says the death sentence for 5 culprits 'did not respect international standards of justice'
Saudi court sentences 5 to death over Khashoggi murder
(UPDATED) Of the 11 unnamed individuals indicted in the case, 5 are sentenced to death, 3 face jail terms totalling 24 years, and the others were acquitted

Saudi media summit held a year after Khashoggi murder
Riyadh, which appears to be intensifying a crackdown on free expression, is seeking to shore up its international reputation following criticism over its human rights record as it prepares to host the G20 summit next November

Amal Clooney: Let autocratic leaders know we support journalists
When autocrats 'try to silence journalists, they will hear from all of us,' Amal Clooney says as she presents the Sergei Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalist to Maria Ressa
Global leaders, tycoons flock to Saudi 'Davos in desert'
Organizers say 300 speakers from over 30 countries, including American officials and heads of global banks and sovereign wealth funds, attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII), nicknamed 'Davos in the desert'

Calls for U.N. investigation on anniversary of Khashoggi murder
(UPDATED) 'I still seek justice. I want to know what happened to his body. I want his friends to be released from jail. I want those in power to be held accountable for their actions,' says Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz.

Khashoggi suspects made 'chilling' jokes before killing – reports
Helena Kennedy, a British lawyer assisting the UN probe into Khashoggi's death, says recordings she had heard from inside the kingdom's mission in Turkey referred to the Saudi critic as a 'sacrificial animal'

U.N. expert blasts Saudi prince over Khashoggi defense
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur, says 'the killing of Mr. Khashoggi was a state killing' and Prince Mohammed bin Salman is only taking corporate responsibility for the crime and not personal responsibility

One year on, Saudi struggles to turn page on Khashoggi murder
The global fallout over the October 2, 2018 killing renders Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a pariah, casting a shadow on his reforms and putting the kingdom's human rights record under the microscope

Saudi prince says Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch'
'I get all the responsibility, because it happened under my watch,' says Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Maria Ressa to U.S. journalists: What happened to PH can happen to you
The US-based Society of Professional Journalists honors Ressa, Terry Anderson, Nick Ut, and Jamal Khashoggi for their courage and contribution to the profession

Maria Ressa, 3 others named SPJ Fellows of Society
The Society of Professional Journalists honors Maria Ressa, Terry Anderson, Nick Ut, and the late Jamal Khashoggi for their 'extraordinary contribution to the profession of journalism'

Press rights group in secret Riyadh mission to urge journalists' release
The RSF delegation went to Riyadh in late April and urged Saudi authorities to release 30 journalists who it says are imprisoned in the kingdom for their work

U.N. 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi murder
Agnes Callamard is a United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Special rapporteurs are independent experts who do not speak for the UN but report their findings to it.

'Urgent' need for international probe on Khashoggi killing – fiancée
'There is an urgent need for an international investigation of this murder,' says Hatice Cengiz at an event on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

U.N. Khashoggi report piles pressure on Saudi crown prince
UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard's report insists there is 'credible evidence' to warrant further investigation and financial sanctions against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over Khashoggi's murder last October

'Credible evidence' linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder – U.N. expert
Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir slams Agnes Callamard's report, insisting it 'contains clear contradictions and unfounded allegations, casting doubt on its credibility'

Turkey arrests 2 suspected UAE spies – report
Turkey is probing if the 'spies' are tied to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Khashoggi family denies settlement with Saudis – statement
'Currently, the trial is taking place and no settlement discussion had been or is discussed,' reads a statement posted on Salah Khashoggi's Twitter account

U.S. bars entry to 16 Saudis over Khashoggi killing
A statement by the State Department lists the 16 individuals and says they had been designated under the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act

Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi's children paid by kingdom – report
The Washington Post reports that the Saudi government has given Jamal Khashoggi's 4 children houses in Jeddah worth up to $4 million, and at least $10,000 a month

Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis
The investigator links the hack to the Bezos-owned Washington Post's extensive coverage of the Jamal Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia rejects call for international probe of Khashoggi murder
The head of a Saudi delegation speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva insists that his country is taking all the 'measures required for us to resolve this heinous crime'
Saudi hit with rare rebuke at U.N. rights body over Khashoggi
Thirty-six nations condemn Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a rare censure of the oil-rich kingdom at the UN Human Rights Council

Saudi Arabia names first woman envoy to U.S. after Khashoggi murder
Princess Rima bint Bandar replaces Prince Khalid bin Salman, the younger brother of the powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi prince starts Asia tour with deals to invest $20B in Pakistan
The Asia tour of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is a timely demonstration to the West that he still has friends in rising Asia

Saudi crown prince seeks contracts and allies on Asia tour
The Asia trip comes 5 months after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a fierce critic of Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Turkey has not revealed all about Khashoggi killing – Erdogan
'We haven't given all the elements we have at our disposal,' says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Pompeo says U.S. 'not covering up' Khashoggi murder
'The president has been very clear – couldn't be more clear – as we get additional information, we will continue to hold all of those responsible accountable,' says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

New pressure over Khashoggi death, Trump ignores deadline
The US president is given 120 days to designate those responsible, but no definitive action is done on the deadline

Khashoggi fiancee hopes Trump will change mind on killing
During a press conference in Istanbul for a book on Jamal Khashoggi's life, Hatice Cengiz leaves the door open to a meeting with US President Donald Trump if certain conditions are met

Saudi crown prince told aide he would use 'a bullet' on Khashoggi – report
US intelligence understands Mohammed bin Salman, the country's de facto ruler, was ready to kill the journalist, although he may not have literally meant to shoot him, according a New York Times report

Khashoggi murder 'planned and perpetrated' by Saudi officials – U.N. expert
The final report is scheduled to be presented in June before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, but is expected to be published a few weeks earlier, in late May

U.N. legal expert to present Khashoggi report before June
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, carries out an inspection outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

U.N. judicial expert in Turkey to probe Khashoggi murder
Turkish authorities have called for an international probe into the killing which took place at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, complaining of Saudi Arabia's failure to cooperate

Pompeo to press Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi's murder
(UPDATED) 'We'll continue to talk about that and make sure we have all the facts so that they are held accountable, certainly by the Saudis but by the United States as well,' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says

Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentences as Khashoggi murder trial opens
(UPDATED) 'The public prosecutor... is seeking capital punishment for 5 of the defendants for their direct involvement in the murder,' the prosecution says in a statement

CCTV footage shows men transporting 'Khashoggi body parts'
The footage shows 3 men carrying 5 suitcases and two large bags into the home of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul, only a short distance away from where the murder of Jamal Khashoggi took place

Saudi king orders major government reshuffle
The shake up comes as the kingdom grapples with international outrage over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Saudi Arabia seeks to boost intelligence oversight after Khashoggi murder
A committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approves the creation of 3 departments to ensure intelligence operations are in line with international human rights law and 'approved procedures'

Journalists become increasing 'targets' for killings – watchdog
The Committee to Protect Journalists says 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were 'singled out for murder'

