Named
in honor of the late
Washington Post columnist, the
Jamal
Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act seeks to
build upon a law
that was signed by former President Barack Obama in 2010 in
honor of another slain journalist, Daniel
Pearl. It aims to strengthen the U.S.’ commitment to
hold those who target journalists with violence or
persecution accountable. RSF has repeatedly called for
transparency and accountability in Khashoggi’s murder at
the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul in 2018, and supports every
effort to bring those responsible for his death to justice.
The bill was introduced by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and