After the death of Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post should keep an eye on other dissident Saudis, suggests the editor for the journalist apparently assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Turkey.
“It’s to keep attention not just on this problem, but for all the problems within Saudi Arabia that Jamal himself was advocating for,” Karen Attiah said of The Washington Post contributor during an interview with CNN on Sunday. “I think this is a unique opportunity for us to push for answers on the detainment and — other performers and activists.”
She enumerated a number of activists under duress by the Saudi government.
“Essam al-Zamel, the economist who was jailed basically for criticizing Vision 2030, Mohammed bin Salman’s economic plan, or Loujain al-Hathloul, the women’s driving activist who was snatched up from the UAE and has been sitting somewhere, we think, in a jail somewhere in Saudi Arabia,” she said. “But we’re not sure.”
“I mean,…