"Jamal did not die for nothing. He died for every one of us."
Hatice Cengiz (
@mercan_resifi
) delivering a riveting keynote address on the 3rd anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's death.
#RememberingJamal
#StopMBS
WATCH: A cat climbs onto
@JKhashoggi
during an interview. His response is "Jameel" - gentle, soft-hearted, and beautiful.
Jamal, we'll keep fighting to make sure your murderers are held accountable.
#FreedomFirst
Scarlett Johansson is a
#VoiceForFreedom
!
She refused Saudi Crown Prince (MBS) investment in her next film.
"'Absolutely not', she said, ‘This guy is perpetuating the war in Yemen. He has women in prison.’”
Let's thank her for standing up to MBS!
#StopMBS
#FreedomFirst
Last night, our campaign projected Jamal Khashoggi’s image on the
@SaudiEmbassyUSA
as a reminder that we have not forgotten.
Jamal, MbS tried to silence you but today, we remind the world that your words continue to illuminate the path for freedom for us
#FreedomFirst
💥 BIG NEWS 📰
Today, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman celebrates his 36th birthday, we honor and commemorate his victims.
From the late
@WashingtonPost
journalist
@JKhashoggi
to thousands of journalists, activists, & scholars, the list of his victims is long.
WATCH: As the MBS-led blockade of Qatar comes to an end, the man who called for an immediate reconciliation between the parties remains in solitary confinement.
Learn more about
@salman_alodah
's plight and RT this video!
#لاتقتلوا_سلمان_العودة
#الف_بين_قلوبهم_لما_فيه_خير_شعوبهم
Thank you
@AOC
for using your platform to call for an end to the U.S. arming and funding of human rights violations.
“The U.S. provided paramilitary training to Saudi operatives that later went into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.”
RT
#StopMBS
This Friday, October 1st, we're honored to host Hatice Cengiz (
@mercan_resifi
), the fiancée of the late Jamal Khashoggi.
Hatice will deliver a keynote address to vigil attendees.
RESERVE your tix today and help us commemorate Jamal's life and legacy:
From NYC to LA, DC & Miami to San Francisco, our billboards are making the rounds. If you havn't noticed already, our campaign just started and we're making our way across the U.S.
Spot one? Send us your photos with our hashtag
#FreedomFirst
!
Thank you
@Cristiano
Ronaldo for putting
#FreedomFirst
by saying NO to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) & refusing to be a part of his sportswashing efforts!
Thanksgiving this year looks different for a lot of us.
But a fellow American is spending his Thanksgiving away from his loved ones for another reason.
Dr.
@Walidfitaihi
is an American
@Harvard
-trained medical doctor who is stuck in Saudi & barred from travel.
Watch:
We projected Jamal’s image onto the Saudi Embassy in Washington as a reminder that Jamal’s legacy will live on forever. Help us seek justice for Jamal.
Follow
#FreedomFirst
and be a part of this historic campaign!
#StopMBS
#JamalKhashoggi
Today, Jamal Khashoggi would've been 63-years-old had his life not been cut short. We are using chalk art to symbolize the impression he has left on the world.
@TIME
magazine named him "person of the year" in Dec. 2018 & referred to him as a "guardian of the truth."
#StopMBS
Thank you
@SeanPenn
for using your platform to advocate for prisoners of conscience!
Activist
@LoujainHathloul
has been imprisoned for over two years... all for daring to want a more equitable world.
#FreeLoujain
& all human rights defenders!
Justice for
@JKhashoggi
includes
@POTUS
immediately releasing the CIA Report on Jamal Khashoggi’s killers.
UN Report had concluded that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) ordered Jamal's death.
#FreedomFirst
Worsening health of
#Saudi
women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, who went on hunger strike on 26.10, deeply alarming – UN
#WomensRights
committee.
#CEDAW
experts call for Loujain's immediate release & all other women rights defenders in detention 👉
WATCH: We're just getting started.
Together, in 2021, we will continue to hold Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman accountable for his egregious abuses of human rights.
#FreedomFirst
The Kingdom’s image has deteriorated following high profile human rights scandals including the murder of Saudi journalist
@JKhashoggi
& the detention of several women’s rights activists.
From
@NatashaTurak
via
@CNBC
“The filing lays out how ownership of
@SkyPrimeAV
was ordered to be transferred into the country's $400 billion
@PIF_en
[chaired by Saudi Crown Prince MBS] in late 2017.”
Just a year later, "the company's planes were used in the killing of
@JKhashoggi
."
2 years ago Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Turkey & never came out. He was brutally assassinated, dismembered & burned.
Today we keep his memory alive & send a message to his murderers: We will not stand down until justice is served
#FreedomFirst
❗BIG NEWS 📰 - ANNOUNCING 📢
A commemoration of the life & legacy of Jamal Khashoggi on the U.S. Capitol Grounds - with Hatice Cengiz (
@mercan_resifi
) - on the 3rd anniversary of his assassination.
#StopMBS
#JamalKhashoggi
🎫 Get your tickets NOW!
In a few days,
@PIF_en
Chair Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is hosting
@Letgolf
@SaudiLadiesIntl
where the winner receives over $1 million.
MBS is marketing it with
#LadiesFirst
, the farthest thing from the truth in his country.
To that, we say
#FreedomFirst
.
Concurrently, a juxtaposing portrait display of MBS, composed of articles rightly implicating him as the culprit, was unveiled in LA at the same time.
#StopMBS
#FreedomFirst
After pushing for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, activist Loujain al-Hathloul (
@LoujainHathloul
) is living a nightmare.
Wrongfully detained and tortured, she was released but remains on banned from travel. We must shed light on her story.
#FreedomFirst
#FreeLoujain
"Jelan had [advocated] for his right to a job and the respect of fundamental freedoms in Saudi Arabia. [He] may have been identified based on photos from his Twitter, which were then used by State Security to locate & arrest him."
#May2021SaudiDetainees
Visiting Los Angeles soon?
If so, don’t miss our billboards throughout the city! Our first installment honors Jamal Khashoggi's legacy of freedom of expression.
#FreedomFirst
#JusticeforJamal
What we will accept tomorrow during
@LoujainHathloul
's trial:
✅unconditional release
What we won't remain silent on:
❌ forced "confession" after she's been tortured & on hunger strike
❌release with travel ban
❌release with any kind of conditions
#FreeLoujain
Thank you
@Cristiano
for your honorable stand with human rights!
RETWEET to let Cristiano know we appreciate his refusal to be a part of Saudi Crown Prince MBS' whitewashing campaign!
#FreedomFirst
Hey
@aliciakeys
!
It's amazing to see Saudi women inspired by you! 🎶❤️
But while you're in Saudi, can you ask about the Saudi women's rights activists who are imprisoned, tortured, & sexually harassed under Crown Prince MBS?
Uplift their voices by tweeting
#FreedomFirst
!
As the MBS-led blockade on Qatar comes to an end, so too should the unjust imprisonment of
@salman_alodah
, a reformist Muslim scholar who was imprisoned after calling for reconciliation.
#الف_بين_قلوبهم_لما_فيه_خير_شعوبهم
It is imperative that
@LoujainHathloul
is granted an unconditional release, one that will allow her to move freely within Saudi & internationally.
That is the only true justice in her case & the case of thousands of prisoners of conscience in the Kingdom.
Today, MBS made big claims about
#womenempowerment
under his authoritarian rule. There can be no empowerment of women without first releasing the women whom he imprisoned for -- ironically -- advocating for women's rights.
#StandwithSaudiHeroes
and call MBS out on his hypocrisy!
“A moment of silence in memory of
@JKhashoggi
& in honor of all those women, all these people being held in prison, in respect of the sacrifices they have made in quest of an inclusive world,”
@JosephEStiglitz
speaking truth to power at
#T20
1/2
4 years ago today, hundreds were detained & tortured inside a Ritz-Carlton in Saudi Arabia. Beyond the lavish hotel, a wider crackdown and spate of arrests would follow.
MBS claims to have ordered this purge to fight corruption. Well, about that...
#FreedomFirst
#StopMBS
Two identities, two reputations.
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tries to distract from his murderous record by posing as a progressive leader. We see through that.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) signed off on the murder of
@WashingtonPost
columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
When will the US government and
@POTUS
hold MBS accountable?
#StopMBS
#JamalKhashoggi
Saudi Crown Prince MBS burst into the limelight in 2015. His base is strong, enabling him to host
@g20org
last weekend. He is fueled by people who believe his progressive policies are more than just camouflage for blatant human rights abuses.
Don't let him fool you.
Per
@JoeBiden
, the U.S. must insist on 'responsible Saudi actions' & impose consequences for reckless ones.
"Getting Saudi to release my father [will] be an important step from the incoming administration."
@aalodah
@nytopinion
#لاتقتلوا_سلمان_العودة
True social reform cannot be realized under a tyrannical regime.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) tries to distract from his murderous record by posing as a reformist.
We see through you, MBS.
#FreedomFirst
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) relies on PR firms like
@SPB_Global
to clean up his image and whitewash his crimes, including the brutal murder of
@JKashoggi
.
He paints himself as a reformist but he's nothing more than a tyrant.
#FreedomFirst
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is just another sad & pathetic son of a
#i
#@.
@LoujainHathloul
is home, but her freedom is incomplete! RT to demand her unconditional release!
#FreeLoujain
Yesterday, Saudi Foreign Minister
@FaisalbinFarhan
stated that it was the Saudi courts' decision to hold women's rights activist
@LoujainHathloul
in detainment.
But we're wondering, whose decision was it to torture & sexually harass her?
#FreedomFirst
As you read this post,
#womensrights
activist
@LoujainHathloul
is behind bars, subjected to torture & sexual harassment. That's why we're saying her name & why we're asking YOU to sign the Freedom Pledge:
There is power in numbers.
Retweet
#FreedomFirst
Women’s rights activist
@LoujainHathloul
remains behind bars under the rule of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Learn about who she is and what she’s endured from
@AJplus
’ new video. Check it out 👇
Saudi journalist and
@washingtonpost
columnist
@JKhashoggi
fought for freedom of expression in a Kingdom that silences people's voices.
Be a voice for freedom by taking the pledge to
#StopMBS
:
WATCH: As
@EURO2020
begins, we honor
@Cristiano
for taking a stand for human rights!
Ronaldo rejected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's $6 million-a-year deal to be the face of Saudi tourism!
Tag
@Cristiano
and thank him for standing up to MBS!
#StopMBS
#FreedomFirst
"What the Arab world needs most is freedom of expression."
The late
@JKhashoggi
believed that the ultimate crisis facing the region was a lack of free expression and that the failure to protect this most basic of freedoms gave way to widespread societal ills.
Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia has become one of the world’s worst human rights offenders, currently detaining over 3,000 political prisoners and is responsible for ordering the brutal assassination of
@JKhashoggi
.
#FreedomFirst
i·ro·ny: a state of affairs or event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
While women's rights activists sit in prison because they advocated for their right to drive, Saudi Crown Prince MBS hosts
#Dakar2021
.
#FreedomFirst
Women's rights activist
@LoujainHathloul
has endured 1000 days of imprisonment.
1000 days for demanding the
#RightToDrive
.
1000 days for calling for an end to the male guardianship system.
1000 days of torture, of abuse, of separation from family & friends.
#FreeLoujain
President-elect
@JoeBiden
has continuously reassured Americans that he will protect and fight for the right to freedom of expression. Activists, political dissidents, and journalists from around the world are hopeful that the Biden administration will be a voice for human rights!
The incoming
@JoeBiden
administration has pledged to defend freedom of expression across the globe.
Activists, dissidents, journalists, and many more are relying on this promise to be upheld.
#FreedomFirst
Today
@DAWNMENAorg
announced a lawsuit against Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of
@JKhashoggi
.
@Sarahleah1
stated, "We want to deter other tyrants like MBS around the world who think they can get away with murder."
#FreedomFirst
Jamal's portrait was surrounded with his friends and family, while MBS's portrait only had the Hollywood sign for company.
Today, we remember Jamal.
Today, we demand
#JusticeForJamal
.
#FreedomFirst
A brave Saudi is behind bars indefinitely for graffiti that says "Khashoggi", "Free Political Prisoners", & "Loujain Alhathloul (
@LoujainAlhathloul
) is a Hero".
The ultimate irony: if you call for the freedom of prisoners of conscience, you'll become one.
#FreedomFirst
It was on
@mehdirhasan
's
@AJUpFront
that Jamal Khashoggi stated "I'm not asking for democracy, I'm asking for people to be allowed to speak...I'm asking for the minimum."
This billboard highlights this simple, yet profound request.
#FreedomFirst
Six years ago this month, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and his accomplices launched the assault on Yemen.
Six years on, it's clear that MBS is guilty of war crimes.
#FreedomFirst
Saudi Crown Prince MBS’ brother, Khalid bin Salman, is in D.C. meeting
@StateDept
officials.
KBS & MBS are two sides of the same coin.
Both are implicated in numerous human rights abuses, including the killing of
@washingtonpost
columnist
@JKhashoggi
.
#StopMBS
#FreedomFirst
BREAKING: Yesterday morning, Saudi courts sentenced Dr.
@Walidfitaihi
to 6-years in prison.
We call for his unconditional release & for his travel ban to be lifted
#FreedomFirst
Visit us at 4th St SW on the National Mall we'd love to see you!
Tag us
@FreedomFirst
in any pics/videos you take!
#StopMBS
🤡
#محمد_بن_سلمان_36_سنه
#ميلاد_مبس
We’re on Capitol Hill to commemorate MBS’ victims on his 36th birthday.
@TheAmortimes
shows our gift to MBS for his heinous crimes. +140 Saudi prisoners of conscience are represented here, but the list is so much longer.
#StopMBSClown
🤡
#محمد_بن_سلمان_36_سنه
#ميلاد_مبس
Inspired by
@TheAcademy
's 93rd
#Oscars
, we're awarding Worst Cover-Up Performance to someone special: An expert whitewasher, covering-up atrocious human rights abuses.
🏆and the award goes to... Saudi Crown Prince MBS!
RT, follow us & help put an end to his human rights abuses.
Things will go back to normal ... for most.
For more than 3000 political prisoners under Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, freedom is not a choice.
RETWEET to make their voices heard!
Jamal Khashoggi was described as a kind and gentle soul by those who knew him. He was more than a journalist. He was a father, grandfather, and loving partner. He will always be remembered for the person he was.
How would you describe Jamal? 🕊
#FreedomFirst
#JamalKhashoggi
As
@salman_alodah
vlogs, his son enjoys the attention :)
A prominent Saudi reformist Muslim scholar,
@salman_alodah
has now languished in solitary confinement for over 3 years.
The charges against him are laughable.
الحرية_لسلمان_العودة#