Jamal Khashoggi has become a symbol of free expression, (Middle East) democratic aspirations and the struggle against repression. It is very sad, but —unfortunately— we still need martyrs to make ourselves see what’s hidden in plain sight around us.
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Featured image: Jamal Khashoggi, by Alex Fine for The Washington Post
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[…] de cumplirse un año desde que saltó a las noticias de los principales medios de comunicación la historia de Jamal Khashoggi, un periodista árabe exiliado que fue capturado y brutalmente asesinado en el consulado de Arabia […]
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[…] Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud —MBS— visited the US last week. It was his first visit since Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination in October 2018, which sent shockwaves through the US-Saudi relationship. He received a very warm […]