The Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
- 6 years ago
The October 2 disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world.
The last place Khashoggi was seen was at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He entered, but reportedly never left. Now, over a week later, little is still known about his whereabouts. Officials from Turkey now fear the worst. They worry that the Saudis murdered the Saudi journalist after he entered its diplomatic station.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist and exiled Saudi critic, wasn't always cynical about the Saudi government. In fact, he had a history of working very closely with the Saudi government, even serving as an adviser to senior Saudi officials for a time.
Despite his close relationship with the Saudi royal family, his vocal support for reforms often got him in trouble - even forced out from newsroom leadership positions in Saudi Arabia on several occasions.
He advocated for equal rights for women, criticized the kingdom's crackdown on human rights activists, and called for greater press freedoms. That was especially true after the new crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman took control.
Khashoggi fled Saudi Arabia in September, 2017 and went into self-imposed exile in the United States.
He became even more outspoken in his exile. He began writing for The Washington Post, where he openly criticized Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen, as well as Mohammed Bin Salman's leadership. But is this what led to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi? We explore all of this further in
this week's episode of NowThis World.
This video, "The Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi ", first appeared on
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The last place Khashoggi was seen was at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He entered, but reportedly never left. Now, over a week later, little is still known about his whereabouts. Officials from Turkey now fear the worst. They worry that the Saudis murdered the Saudi journalist after he entered its diplomatic station.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist and exiled Saudi critic, wasn't always cynical about the Saudi government. In fact, he had a history of working very closely with the Saudi government, even serving as an adviser to senior Saudi officials for a time.
Despite his close relationship with the Saudi royal family, his vocal support for reforms often got him in trouble - even forced out from newsroom leadership positions in Saudi Arabia on several occasions.
He advocated for equal rights for women, criticized the kingdom's crackdown on human rights activists, and called for greater press freedoms. That was especially true after the new crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman took control.
Khashoggi fled Saudi Arabia in September, 2017 and went into self-imposed exile in the United States.
He became even more outspoken in his exile. He began writing for The Washington Post, where he openly criticized Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen, as well as Mohammed Bin Salman's leadership. But is this what led to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi? We explore all of this further in
this week's episode of NowThis World.
This video, "The Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi ", first appeared on
nowthisnews.com.