Mark the Khashoggi Anniversary by Freeing Jailed Activists

Expand An Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018. © REUTERS/Beawiharta A year ago today, I spoke on the phone to Hatice Cengiz, who introduced herself, with a trembling voice, as the fiancé of my friend Jamal Khashoggi. She was standing outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, extremely concerned that he had not emerged since he entered two hours earlier. I urged her not to leave until Turkish police arrived, and hastily moved to alert anyone…

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