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Nov: Biden administration rules bin Salman has sovereign immunity from a lawsuit over Khashoggi’s murder, citing “longstanding and well-established principles of customary international law.”
2023
Dec: Elatr granted political asylum, seeks compensation from Saudi government!!!!
2022
July: Biden travels to Saudi Arabia, reconciles, fist-bumps with Mohammed bin Salman
Sept: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointed head of state
2021
July: “We checked and she was not a target,” says Shalev Hulio, then head of NSO, maker of Pegasus after findings by Amnesty International.
Oct: Elatr obtains work permit. Begins waitress, hostess work while living in a basement bedroom, at age 52.
July: Emirates airline, aware of Elatr’s problems with UAE, does not renew her contract. She must leave UAE after living there 26 years.
July: Afraid to return to Egypt bec her family have been interrogated about her, she flies to DC, goes into hiding in lawyer’s apt. 4 1.5 years
2019
Nov: Presidential candidate Joe Biden vows to make Saudi Arabia "pay the price, and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are" over Khashoggi’s murder.
2020
Feb: Turkish fiancée Cengiz attends State of the Union address as a special guest, is recognized by Congress
Oct. 2: Khashoggi visits Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain document his fiancee’s father requests certifying he is not married. He is murdered by Saudi hit team, dismembered; his body parts are removed.
Nov: Pres DT, ignoring CIA, says: “Maybe he did or maybe he didn't
Sept. 7: Elatr lands in New York City for rendezvous with Khashoggi
Sept 21: Elatr and Khashoggi arrange to meet in Washington on Oct. 20.
Sept. 30: Khashoggi, in Turkey arranging to marry Turkish academic Hatice Cengiz, texted Elatr birthday wishes
April 22: At 10:14 a.m., while her devices are still in custody, someone typed a website associated with the spyware Pegasus into phone, a forensic investigation Citizen Lab discovers in 2021.
June 2: Couple married in Islamic ceremony in Alexandria Va.
this is long..
2018
March: Khashoggi and Elatr, who met in 2009, begin romantic relationship
April 3: Khashoggi proposes and gives her an engagement ring
April 21: Hanan detained at Dubai International Airport, taken to al-Awir Central Jail interrogated, phone confiscated
For those confused about #jamalkhashoggi and @hananelatr and @mercan_resifi here is a long timeline I put together to write the political asylum story:
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This is extremely disturbing
Alexei Navalny has disappeared. He is no longer listed in the prison where he served his sentence
Navalny's lawyer was informed that his client was "no longer listed" in the prison in the Vladimir region, where he was serving his sentence. It is unknown where Navalny is now and what condition he is in.
Earlier, the oppositionist was not connected to the court session via video link. Navalny's associates have been unable to contact him for six days.
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The legend himself— big thanks to @realBobWoodward for speaking to @danapriest’s class today about all things cultivating sources + the tricks of the investigative journalism trade. I’ll be sure to keep in mind the four most important words for a journalist: “I need your help.”
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The acquittal of @mariaressa, editor-in-chief of @rapplerdotcom and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, accused of tax evasion in the #Philippines, is an evidence that the fight for #PressFreedom is also composed of victories. It's worth rolling up our sleeves. nytimes.com/2023/01/17/world…
