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A Saudi Arabian journalist is missing and Turkey believes he was brutally murdered by his own government

A Saudi Arabian journalist is missing and Turkish authorities believe he was brutally murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Jamal Khashoggi, 59, a Saudi reporter who's often been critical of the Saudi Arabian government, entered the consulate last Tuesday but hasn't been seen since.

  • the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
  • Jamal Khashoggi, 59, a Saudi reporter who's often been critical of the Saudi Arabian government, entered the consulate last Tuesday but hasn't been seen since.
  • Saudi Arabia claims Khashoggi left the consulate and rejects claims he was murdered.
  • The Turkish government is demanding the Saudis prove Khashoggi left the consulate.

A Saudi Arabian journalist is missing and Turkish authorities believe he was brutally murdered in

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Khashoggi was at one point an adviser to senior officials in the Saudi government and worked for top news outlets in his native country, and was long seen as close to the ruling elite there.

But last year Khashoggi had a falling-out with the government over

The Saudi ambassador to the US on Sunday told The Washington Post it would be "impossible" for consulate employees to murder Khashoggi "and

Meanwhile, UN experts on Tuesday called for an independent and international investigation into the case.

"We are concerned that the disappearance of Mr. Khashoggi is directly linked to his criticism of Saudi policies in recent years," the experts said in a statement. "We reiterate our repeated calls on the Saudi authorities to open the space for the exercise of fundamental rights, including the right to life and of expression and dissent."

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