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A woman raises a Jordanian national flag as she stands amidst public school teachers demonstrating and demanding pay raises, at the Professional Associations Complex in Jordan's capital Amman on October 3, 2019. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP) (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images)

Jordan: Government Should Comply with Court Decision to Reopen Teachers' Syndicate

November 21, 2022

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - JULY 15: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "ROYAL COURT OF SAUDI ARABIA / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) US President Joe Biden (L) being welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

United States: Biden Administration Recognition of Saudi Crown Prince Immunity is Bad Policy and Bad Law

November 17, 2022

International Criminal Court: Investigate Senior Israeli Army Lawyer for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity

October 31, 2022

Bulldozers demolish buildings on March 14, 2022, as part of a $20 billion clearance and construction government project that stands to displace half-a-million people in Saudi Arabia's second city Jeddah. - The demolitions risk fuelling anti-government sentiment in the 30-plus neighbourhoods that have been targeted, many of which housed a mix of Saudis and foreigners from other Arab countries and Asia. Evicted residents had been living in the homes for up to 60 years, said ALan NGO. Some were driven out when their power and water was cut off, or threatened with jail for disobeying an eviction order, it added. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

The Jeddah Demolitions: Forced Evictions and Neighborhood Destruction Put More than a Million Residents at Risk

October 17, 2022

Saudi Attorney General Saud al-Mujeb (2ndL) leaves Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul, on October 30, 2018 in Istanbul. - Saudi Arabia's chief prosecutor visited the consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. (Photo by Bulent KILIC / AFP) (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia: Government Appoints Agent Involved in Khashoggi Murder Cover-Up As President of Counter-Terrorism Court

October 12, 2022

UNITED STATES - JULY 21: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Md., talks with aide Nadeam Elshami, upon arriving in the Capitol Visitor Center for her weekly news conference where she criticized Republicans for their lack of job creating legislation and also discussed the ongoing debt ceiling talks. (Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call)

U.S. Congress: Don't Meet with Nadeam Elshami – or Any Other Lobbyist Representing Abusive Middle East Governments

October 11, 2022

Mongi Dhaouadi, Leader in Promoting Democracy in North Africa, Joins DAWN Board of Directors

October 4, 2022

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a signing ceremony following a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 14, 2019. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

United States: Make Public Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Murder, Reject MBS Immunity Plea

October 3, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Michael Beer holds a poster during a rally about the disappearance of Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday October 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi Consulate in Instanbul. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Four Years Since Murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Accountability Advances in Legislation, Lawsuit, and Memorial

September 30, 2022

"How can we progress as a nation when those offering constructive feedback and (often humorous) dissent are banished?"

Jamal Khashoggi