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In an October 9 file photo, protesters outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul hold portraits of critical Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia today said the journalist was killed during a fight in the consulate. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

Is there a path to justice in Khashoggi’s murder?

CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon explores “the path(s) to justice in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.” CPJ published a new report that finds secondary screenings of journalists crossing U.S. borders can undermine press freedom. Efforts to find the mastermind in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia are stalled. Journalist Raghav Bahl, center, is seen in…

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Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known by her pen name "Mother Mushroom," (center, in white) with a group of supporters upon her arrival at the airport in Houston, Texas, on Thursday. (Danlambao News)

CPJ asks Turkey to seek UN inquiry on Khashoggi; Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ released from prison; and more in The Torch

Vietnamese blogger and 2018 International Press Freedom Awardee Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known by her pen name “Mother Mushroom,” was released from prison on Wednesday. And CPJ joined partner organizations at the United Nations Thursday in urging Turkey to ask U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to establish an investigation into the possible extrajudicial execution of…

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CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour speaks at a vigil and press conference for Jamal Khashoggi at The Washington Post in Washington, D.C. (CPJ/Michael DeDora)

Jamal Khashoggi’s whereabouts unknown

Prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than a week ago, and Turkish authorities told the media they believe that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate. In Bulgaria, TV host Viktoria Marinova was found dead on Saturday, and CPJ is looking into whether the killing…

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