 We found out that after Jamal went inside 15 men Came in on two different airplanes charter planes In the in the consulate at the same time We found out That one of those planes left an hour after it landed We found out that all 15 of those people have disappeared and it seems that they brought with them What's called a bone saw a saw to cut up somebody's body? We know he went into the consulate and we know that he never came out as far as anybody can tell and the other thing That we found out is that They took the cameras And the video put in the way So we're gonna start out doing some talking To show what Jamal was all about by reading some of his writings and you can start us out On September 18 2017 because she wrote for the Washington coast When I speak of the fear Intimidation arrests and public shaming of intellectuals and religious leaders who dare to speak their minds And then I tell you that I'm from Saudi Arabia. Are you surprised? We are surely and I understand there is some frustration within the US administration Such as the ban on women driving, but all I see now is the recent wave of arrests But that's still a way to go before Meanwhile Going into that When several friends were arrested I said nothing I didn't want to lose my job or my freedom I worried about you. Yeah, I Have made a different choice now. I have left my home my family and my job and I am raising my voice To do otherwise we betray those who languish in prison I can speak what so many cannot I want you to know that Saudi Arabia has not always been as it is now We Saudis deserve better. That was me had our a friend of kashogis speaking to me earlier And friends and fellow colleagues of kashogis say they're determined to keep the pressure up They don't want this to fall As you can expect Journalists and social media stars The majority of whom at worst are mildly terrible of the government Meanwhile, many members of the council of senior scholars Potentially it could yes because the u.s. Has drew its backing Is the main plank of donald trump's policy in the middle east The Saudis of the full world against Iran. You may remember his very first trip to Saudi Arabia As president And there is For example What will the u.s. Response to be bear in mind that Russia was accused of poisoning Former spy in the united kingdom the u.s. Expelled 60 russian diplomats Will there be a similar response towards Saudi Arabia if it's found uh if these allegations are found to be true Saudi Arabia's crown prince is acting like poot November 5th 2017 Corruption in Saudi Arabia is quite different from corruption in most other countries As it is not limited to a bribe in return for a contract Or expensive gift for the family member of a government official or prince Or use of a private jet that is charged to the government so a family can go on vacation Instead in Saudi Arabia senior officials And princess become billionaires as contracts are either enormously inflated Or at worst a complete Mirage in 2004 Lawrence Wright wrote in the new yorker about the kingdom of silence Where a massive sewer project in jeta was really a series of hidden home covers Across the city with no Lights And the governor At the time can say that we And we've never reported Actually spoken to the saudi ambassador from the united states That he has said that they have no knowledge of what happened to the journalist after he left the consulate So for those of you who are just tuning in now, we're live outside of the Saudi Arabia and the cndc Um to hold the Saudis accountable for kashogis disappearance and murder The choice of waging even more war is tempting for those in riyadh The want and overwhelming For the hooties and to get them out of the political game But it will be very costly Not only for the kingdom But for the yemenis people who are already suffering immensely This conflict is the horrific result of preventing the people of yemen from achieving Their desire for freedom Well, he was now the hootie has become a significant force And they do not hold the values of the arab spring based on power sharing The world is watching yemen Not only should the Saudis stop the war But there should be pressure for for the iranians to stop their support for the hooties Both sides must must accept a yemeni formula to share power Perhaps the fall of salah the tyrant is a chance for peace in yemen Why Saudi Arabia's crown prince should visit detroit Many inner cities in Saudi arabia fester today as detroit was did They are miserable third world slums that completely mock the oil riches of the kingdom So before mbs ventures into building new cities, perhaps we should deal with the old ones And in april of this year Entitled by blaming 1979 for Saudi Arabia's problem The crown prince is peddling revisionist history In Saudi Arabia at the moment people simply don't care to speak The country has seen the blacklisting of those who dare raise their voices The imprisonment of moderately critical intellectuals and religious figures And the alleged anti-corruption crackdown on royals and other business leaders Liberals whose work was once censored or banned by wuhabi hardliners have turned the tables They now ban what they see as hard lines such as censorship of various books at the riyadh international book fair last month One may applaud such an about face But shouldn't we aspire to allow the marketplace of ideas to be opened? Jamal Khashoggi wrote on june 25th 2018 Saudi Arabia's women can finally drive But the crown prince to do needs to do much much more The crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman Deserves Consider credit for bringing the matter to a close the right way While previous leaders were reluctant to take up the issue He faced it head-on and did the right thing for Saudi Arabia At the same time, I hope he will not forget the brave actions of each and every Saudi Who individually worked hard for freedom and modernization He should order the release of Hathlu Aziza al-Ghosa Iban al-Nafjan And the other brave women who campaigned for women's right to drive They should be allowed to finally witness the results of their tears at toil This is from Saudi Arabia's reformers now face a terrible choice and the date is may 21st 2018 It is appalling to see 60 and 70 year old icons of reform Being branded as traders On the front pages of Saudi newspapers Women and men who championed many of the same social freedoms Including women driving that crown prince Muhammad bin Salman is now advancing We're arrested in Saudi Arabia last week The crackdown has shocked even the government's most stalwart defenders The arrests illuminate the predicament confronting all Saudis We are being asked to abandon any hope of political freedom And to keep quiet about arrests and travel bands that impact not only the critics But also their families We are expected to vigorously applaud social reforms and he prays on the crown prince While avoiding any gruffins to the pioneering Saudis Who dared to address these issues decades ago The message is clear to all Activism of any sort has to be within the government And no independent voice or counter opinion will be allowed Everyone must stick to the party's line Is there no other way for us Must we choose between moving theaters and our rights as citizens to speak out Whether in support of or critical of our government's actions Do we only voice glowing references to our leader's decisions His vision of our future In exchange for the right to live and travel freely For ourselves and our wives Husbands and children too I have been told that I need to accept with gratitude The social reforms that I have home called for While being silent on other matters Ranging from the Yemen Quadwire Pastely executed economic reforms The Plotade of Qatar Discussions about an alliance with Israel to counter Iran And last year's imprisonment of dozens of Saudi intellectuals and clerics This is the choice I've woken up to each morning Ever since last June When I left Saudi Arabia for the last time After being silenced by the government For six months We need an investigation that is independent Question also is What is the united states relationship continuing to be It is our weapons sold to them that killed massively children and people on Yemen So Shaman's our journalists are so important today Our journalists speaking are so important Yes, so is Shaman So when the president of the united states was asked Have you called the prince with whom you were a few months ago? No, he said please so Well that will be the story for our journalists And so will he speak of criminal actions? Will he speak of kidnapping and murder asked to be present to Jamal? To confirm that he is still living These are the important questions of these times. We need a partnership A relationship that is positive United States do not want any complicity Trying to offer destruction That is going on In that region of the country So today we gather to speak another truth And it is a blessing for the journalists here To know this very important story So as you speak truth power To the power of this country and the power of Saudi Arabia Thank you. We are grateful So for those watching we have a ton of press here Which is great to see that attention has been given to this issue and I think it's a large part because You was a member of the press. He was a journalist for the Washington Post So I think a lot of media is recognizing the absolute Introsity that this is This crackdown on journalists and activists and anyone who has been sat against Saudi Arabia has become tremendously Problematic and it's always been problematic But this continuous crackdown is just showing how extreme this region continues to be And the US remains an ally of Saudi Arabia And we need to speak out and condemn that and demand that our state departments speak out against Saudi Arabia's actions Especially for the cause that can be held because we oppose the system This is our right. This is the constitution right. This is the bill of rights. This is the human rights Human rights is global. It does not depend on how we feel about the country And what is the financial benefit with the country? So I am asking our president mr. Trump I am asking him to take a stand on our behalf on all the human rights activists On all the citizens of america That he will take a stand Not only against the Saudi system shouldn't be proven that they have committed a crime Journalism is not a crime speaking freely is not a crime Fighting for a better life for their own country is not a crime. So I am asking mr. president that Passing for giving a pass to all these rulers not just the Saudi ruler, but CC who has in his jail 60,000 Activists 60,000 people who are basically opposing the system for no reason And we're on no drive. No respect for the rule of law people have been kidnapped Disappeared have been killed. Not only in Saudi Arabia, but in Egypt and in other countries We cannot give a pass to these people mr. President You cannot sit with them and shake your hands and pretend that everything is just fine and dancy because we have a relationship for a financial benefit with these countries America is only great when we protect everything that we are built on We are built on respect for the rule of law Respect for the rule of law doesn't stop with our borders in america It kept it keeps going in the whole white world America is great only when we protect the founding prince We have been built on the founding prince A party of democrats independent and the republic and we all fight Politically, but yet we respect each other's rights each other's human rights So I'm asking mr. President and the whole government on behalf of us being american citizens That we take the real stand to keep america grateful. We are thank you Good morning everyone. Good afternoon. My name is alia lahman And I am also a dissident in fact. I am the longest longest active Dissidents against the saudi monarchy in the united states So I can relate to this Disappearance and kidnapping And baby murder of jamal khashoggi Number one because I'm a dissident I have been a target Of the same machine The terror machine of the saudi government in the monarchy and because I'm also a journalist and a writer Who have been targeted with similar? attempts Since I came to washington 18 years ago And started writing and gathering and organizing events to shed lights and my country Across the board when it comes to By the human rights Funding terrorism across the region across the world of the brutal Nature of the saudi monarchy and its corruption as the suffocation of the freedoms basic freedoms of our people I have been targeting several times the saudi agents tried to take me outside the united states on Using other people just like what happened to jamal khashoggi He was brought outside the united states and kidnapped the baby killer I was offered lots of money by members of the ruling family and this embassy I have documents you will see it in the in the in the press Official saudi documents That this embassy was spying in the united states on me and other activists So this embassy should be closed, you know when russia Was accused of doing what it did what happened and there I say they shut down and expelled diplomats Well, this is the time Because this is not the first time this embassy is involved in targeting dissidents They have targeted me have the proof And they are most likely involved In of jamal khashoggi. No, we're told now with check that that they he was told when he came here to release that paperwork That he needs to go to turkey To do that paperwork So they set him up So they're involved and that's why I would be asking the u.s. administration officially to expel the saudi ambassador from the united states This saudi ambassador is the younger brother of mbs the mastermind Of this crime Is the mad king of saudi arabia and jamal khashoggi is not his first or last victim We have experience over the years when the saudi monarchy does to us They have put my brothers And nephews and other members of my family in jail for years under torture and jamal khashoggi His brothers didn't talk to him because they're afraid his own son Didn't talk to him because he was afraid from being punished so This government and jamal khashoggi is not a dissident like me He's a mild guy. He's he's loyal to the regime in fact. He supports the monarchy, but he decides The mad king mbs So and that's why he is a He is a bigger target for them because they don't want defections And maybe somebody I call on those people inside the embassy who have some sense And some conscious to defect. I want to see some diplomats to defect Please tell them encourage them to defect We want some defections from the saudi embassy in washington and other embassy This embassy took away my passport in 2004 when I tried to renew it And they refused to give my son a two year old two months old son papers to say that he this is his country and then Later they decided to take away his citizenship and they took my citizenship So I really know and understand and experience This type of mentality of the saudi monarchy. I know some of you here in this audience last year You supported the saudi monarchy You defended them even against me But now you see you were wrong. It's never right to support a dictator no matter where he's from no matter what language he speaks his color Whatever religion or ideology he belongs to it's wrong always to support and impress him Oppression does not know limits. So that's why We know we must condemn this crime No matter who the victim is no matter who the perpetrator is and now we know the true nature of mbs Last year when he kidnapped and forced the elected prime minister of lebanon saudi hariri He held and elected this never happened by the way Maybe the only time I remember when george bush arrested and created regal big was not elected But this is elected saudi hariri is elected. You like him or hate him. He's an elected About the lebanese government and mbs took him hostage And what did the united states the uk and other countries do to the united states? So among the things we're asking for is this Expel this and other and other secret Surface agents in the embassy. We know them. We will give their name to the to the americans They know them actually so I don't have to give it to you know We they want them out from this when we want the guarantee And we want the u.s. Government to investigate the role of the saudi embassy in the kidnapping of jamal khashoubi And spying a surveillance of his activity and And also we want the hearing in congress Okay, the governor hearing is over. We need We need a hearing. We need to get to the bottom of this We need some sanctions against the ruling family and we want a ban And the entry of muhammad bin salman the bad king saudi arabia from the united states. He's not welcome here And we want also to investigate those officials Unofficial pastor president who took money from the saudi's help them Because if you help the saudi government against anyone you're part of that crime And there are jamal khashoubi or Ali lahmadi whomever So the apologists the thomas freedman's of america should be held accountable The new york times if they have any respect for journalism, they should let this guy go He's nothing but an opportunist And he has not apologized for his role in whitewashing The criminal mindset Of the bad king of saudi arabia muhammad bin salman I want to say that to the saudi monarchy to the muhammad bin salman And his father and his brother here That we are not afraid we did not Stand up for the rights of our people because we're cowards We know the price that we will have to pay I have two cousins of mine who died in protest I was shot at at 12 years old. I know it. I come from the bottom of this. I know I've experienced it at 14 I was a political prisoner with my parents and my brothers and the highest the worst in muhammad bin salman We need to see and in support Even with words with social media anything you can evolve so much We should not accept By the elite governments should be of the people for the people for all the people And responsible for the people and serve the people and right now we don't have that in my country And my life cause is to by the people for the pieces. Hi. I have suffered I am a stateless person and I tell you something Even the US government has have supported the Saudis somebody like me who has been a legal residence So now We want support. This is an america time for them to shine To show this country is the great and constitution you'll see them From the united states of america. That's what we want. We deserve it. We are people who want love peace prosperity and freedom for all so again I call you on you to support us in this effort your support so we can convince congress and the administration to take real steps like expelling saudi ambassador the younger brother of the criminal mad king Saudi aroha Salman who is responsible for this crime two of his bodyguards Are part of and we have their pictures their names So we are certain. This is Mohammed bin salman. He's responsible. So we need to hold him responsible and not only him but those who Whitewash his his crime in the united states. There is no time to waste because if you let your neighbor Die or kill or be killed You're next. So as we say in arabic if your neighbor's beard has been shaving You better watch your own beard before to be shaving next. So I tell you I think we have an opportunity here to bring Pressure to make difference in my country. So my people to be free so my brothers and cousins and Thousands of friends and and colleagues in the country are being oppressed or not allowed to travel Who are living under fear? Under the leadership of Muhammad We want to end this nightmare and we need the support because it's good for you too. The more freedom around the world There is the more freedom you will have here. Thank you, and I apologize for taking a little bit more than I should Thanks Our next speaker is the director of the council on american islamic relations care Saudi Arabia the question being asked what happened to My name is nihad awad in ih ad This is a sad day for me to come and stand front of an embassy I guess to go inside with relations What happened to relations improve relations between Saudi Arabia and the us Not exclusively to this embassy, but many embassies in the hope That my attitude My work will help improve relations This is my first time I stand outside the embassy to protest What's being reported about the potential action the south dimension and the disappearance kidnapping and potential murder and tension of my friend of 25 years Jamal Khashoggi I'm here as a friend This man I have known for over two decades became a close associate of mine I admire his work his courage his critical thinking and his ability analyze issues and to be a journalist Recognize around the world Jamal Khashoggi is unique Because he worked as a professional journalist He headed new newspapers He was the director of a tv station that did not last more than few days And he worked for the government that he loves Because he wanted to give the best of his talent and expertise to help his people and his government But when it became so hard for him to operate as a journalist as a citizen as a free thinker And he saw the mounting oppression and pressure on free speech when he saw the imprisonment of scholars of reformers of human rights activists When he saw that someone who make a prayer for peace between two countries has been taken to jail When he saw that the brother of a scholar who was taken to jail when this brother and confirmed to the media that his brother was jailed they jailed his brother as well So it became so difficult so impossible for him to live as a citizen and to write and speak He was forced not to read not to write and not to be a journalist for six months If you know Jamal Khashoggi Jamal Khashoggi cannot live as a human being without writing without being a journalist He was so fortunate to travel and live While many of his friends have been under travel ban They prevented many of their families of traveling They froze many of their assets It was so terrible for them to live Jamal Khashoggi ended up in the US where he received education and he stayed in his condo in Virginia That's where I used to visit him and close by restaurant We had so many lunches and so many dinners Jamal Khashoggi did not have his family with him I and many friends became his family because he needed social support his family his under pressure and what you see in terms of what's being said on their behalf you have to take it with a grain of salt Jamal Khashoggi's condition is unknown He was seeking for protection in the United States on December 31st I received the text message I was so happy and so joyful that he received approval for his asylum protection Then he became literally under the US protection and his application was expedited because he is a unique talent and they recognized him for who he is The Washington Post asked him to write for them and he was to become columnist because of his best experience and talent in helping all of us understand what's going on in the region Now, last Tuesday I received the call from one of his close friends that his fiance told us that he's been waiting outside the consulate in Istanbul and he did not come out I called Jamal and he answered the phone I texted him and he did not answer and then I started to feel that something is really wrong I had to sleep this night because I was working with Jamal and Jamal would call me and tell me everything that happens with him ever since the nightmare started you know the details what you don't know about Jamal is that Jamal is a loving person he never wanted to be a dissident he never saw himself as a political figure he loves journalism and he wants to write that's all he cares about and being a journalist is not a crime journalism is not a crime writing is not a crime and speaking out is not a crime speaking truth to power should be protected should be promoted and yes it is part of our faith as Muslims how to speak truth to power even if that invaders your safety there is a known saying about the prophet saying that some of the best people in paradise are the people who defend themselves but also those who stand up and say truth to power and they get killed I hope and pray that Jamal Fajr did not see his fate as a martyr I am still hopeful that he is alive but from what we have seen so far unfortunately the picture is becoming dimmer and dimmer when inside the council he never came out the Saudi mission had the ultimate responsibility to clear evidence that he is alive and he left until now they did not the 15 people who flew in and flew up in the same day to carry some business inside the mission has to be investigated the invasion of a sovereign nation like Turkey is something that cannot be tolerated the attack on freedom of expression should not be tolerated and my call on our president, President Trump although I did not vote for him he has the ultimate responsibility for the safety of Jamal Fajr because Jamal Fajr is a resident of Virginia and he deserves protection I am so dismayed and concerned that the US agencies intercepted the communication between Saudi officials who allegedly were plotting to capture Jamal and the US government did not warn Jamal the US government is held responsible for his safety and I demand my government to answer this question what did you do with that information why didn't you warn Jamal Fajr about the indeed the danger that he might be captured in a matter of just short time or short days I am very concerned about his safety I ask all of you journalists that Jamal is your representative Jamal speaks for all of you Jamal is the hero of the media and the press and we all should not rest until we find answers satisfying answers and God forbid if he received his fate that we are fearful for that we will have to hold those responsible for his death accountable to the highest extent of the law, thank you good afternoon, my name is Mouji Dawadi I am part of the coordinated group for the newly formed Justice for Jamal campaign I would like to thank Koot Pink and its leaders for putting this together and thank you for being here briefly I just wanted to highlight a couple of points that when we come here and we protest and we make demands that the Saudi regime tell us exactly what happened to Jamal and if he is still alive that they must release immediately and if they didn't then they must be held accountable when we stand here and make these demands we are under no illusion that the regime like the regime that is in charge of Saudi Arabia does not respond well to that task or just protest this is an authoritarian regime this is a regime that responds by killing dissidents by trying to silence those voices that try to be reasonable and make reasonable demands but we are this is the force that we set for ourselves and these are the first steps that we are taking and when we make demands for Saudi Arabia standing here we also make demands for those who do business with Saudi Arabia we know that the US does quite a good business and does a lot of arms sales for Saudi Arabia and we demand that the US must stop these sales we demand that the US must stop its business as usual we demand that the policy that is being approached by the US of looking the other way and giving carte blanche whatever it takes just for us to do business as usual is not acceptable anymore and the campaign for justice for Jamal is just the beginning and we hope that we can put our hands together with the groups that both think and others to bring justice not just for Jamal but for people like Jamal who try to raise their voices Jamal for those who know him a gentle soul Jamal was a gentleman Jamal was a thoughtful person you can disagree with him on ideas and many of us do sometimes because he believed that the system could be changed from the inside others we think that the system is so corrupt that it must be changed completely but you can disagree with him and one thing that when you come to know him the person you fall in love with him he is a great man he is a great journalist he is a reasonable voice for the region and if those who are trying to sign us and think that they will be successful in doing that they are absolutely wrong because in Jamal there is many voices that are going to be raising many people are going to be organizing we are not going to let out we are going to keep the pressure on government we are going to keep the pressure on the US government we are going to keep the pressure on the partners in the region who try to do and look the other way and do business as usual but we are not going to bring justice for Jamal no matter what so thank you again for being here and I hope that this episode at least comes to a positive conclusion Jamal is released and come back to his friends and family thank you