![The administration of United States President Joe Biden has increased pressure on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured) to release political prisoners, but the kingdom maintains there are no political prisoners in the country [Bandar Al-Jaloud/ Saudi Royal Palace/ AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/000_94K6VJ.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Abdulrahman al-Sadhan was reportedly sentenced in a ‘terrorism’ court to 20 years in prison and a 20-year travel ban.
Jamal Khashoggi
![The UN human rights office had informed Callamard about the threat as well as UN security and authorities [File: Jose Cabezas/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/c60d88205a9042548d9ad49d0cc8c6c7_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Saudi official denies he made the threat against Agnes Callamard during a meeting with UN officials in Geneva.
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Senior official threatened to have Agnes Callamard ‘taken care of’ in meeting with UN colleagues, the Guardian reports.
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Lawmakers are pushing President Joe Biden to take a harder line against Saudi leader over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
The US has released its official report on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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With Biden refusing to act, courts are the best chance of achieving justice for Jamal Khashoggi.
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Minnesota lawmaker says holding Saudi crown prince accountable is ‘a test of our humanity’.
![Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 [File: Beawiharta/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2660e53c4dd74d1094976e029c7beef0_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Reporters Without Borders files case against MBS in German court for ‘crimes against humanity’ for Khashoggi murder.
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Hatice Cengiz demands punishment for the crown prince ‘without delay’ for his role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
![A demonstrator wearing a mask of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a protest outside the Saudi Arabia consulate where the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was last seen in Istanbul, Turkey on October 25, 2018 [File: Reuters/Osman Orsal]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2018-10-25T000000Z_1038288322_RC1BEC9FA540_RTRMADP_3_SAUDI-KHASHOGGI.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The Biden administration should not let those responsible for the brutal assassination get away with it.
![Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a columnist for the Washington Post newspaper who had been critical of the Saudi government [File: Omar Shagaleh/Anadolu]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/210f65da062048b0a6e1b2ef78733179_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Calls for ‘accountability’ grow as US report finds Khashoggi killed by Saudi hit squad operating under command of MBS.
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Foreign affairs ministry says US intel claiming MBS approved the hit on Khashoggi is ‘negative, false and unacceptable’.
![In a statement Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said 'the world was horrified' by Khashoggi's murder and announced a visa restriction policy named after the prominent Saudi journalist and dissident [File: AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-3.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The US announced a visa restriction policy named after prominent Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
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US may only sell defensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, criticised for alleged human rights abuses in Yemen.