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Nearly a year after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, his fiancée Hatice Cengiz continues to demand that Saudi Arabia be held accountable. nbcnews.to/2nBGPCb (1/5)
"Saudi Arabia was put under massive pressure thanks to international media coverage," says Cengiz.
"But at the end of the day, all of these efforts did not persuade world leaders to sanction Saudi Arabia. That is so sad.” (2/5)
"But at the end of the day, all of these efforts did not persuade world leaders to sanction Saudi Arabia. That is so sad.” (2/5)
With the first anniversary of his death approaching on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Cengiz came to New York — where heads of state gathered for the U.N. General Assembly — to demand accountability for Saudi Arabia. (3/5)
During the UN General Assembly, Saudi leaders were conferring with US and other officials on tensions with Iran and the war in Yemen.
President Trump did not mention the Khashoggi case in his public statements. (4/5)
President Trump did not mention the Khashoggi case in his public statements. (4/5)
"What Jamal was hoping for was real, deep-rooted change in the country," Cengiz says, "and Jamal thought such a chance could not depend on one person only."
"For the rest of my life, Jamal's murder will be an agony." (5/5) #NBCNewsThreads
"For the rest of my life, Jamal's murder will be an agony." (5/5) #NBCNewsThreads
