dana priest

WashPost journo; Prof. Merrill College, UMd; Board member & occasional reporter, nonprofit local Fauquier Times, Prince William Times, PBS Frontline

[dana priest @danapriest]

Nov: Biden administration rules bin Salman has sovereign immunity from a lawsuit over Khashoggi’s murder, citing “longstanding and well-established principles of customary international law.”
2023
Dec: Elatr granted political asylum, seeks compensation from Saudi government!!!!

[dana priest @danapriest]

2022
July: Biden travels to Saudi Arabia, reconciles, fist-bumps with Mohammed bin Salman
Sept: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointed head of state

[dana priest @danapriest]

2021
July: “We checked and she was not a target,” says Shalev Hulio, then head of NSO, maker of Pegasus after findings by Amnesty International.
Oct: Elatr obtains work permit. Begins waitress, hostess work while living in a basement bedroom, at age 52.

[dana priest @danapriest]

July: Emirates airline, aware of Elatr’s problems with UAE, does not renew her contract. She must leave UAE after living there 26 years.
July: Afraid to return to Egypt bec her family have been interrogated about her, she flies to DC, goes into hiding in lawyer’s apt. 4 1.5 years

[dana priest @danapriest]

2019
Nov: Presidential candidate Joe Biden vows to make Saudi Arabia "pay the price, and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are" over Khashoggi’s murder.
2020
Feb: Turkish fiancée Cengiz attends State of the Union address as a special guest, is recognized by Congress

[dana priest @danapriest]

Oct. 2: Khashoggi visits Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain document his fiancee’s father requests certifying he is not married. He is murdered by Saudi hit team, dismembered; his body parts are removed.
Nov: Pres DT, ignoring CIA, says: “Maybe he did or maybe he didn't

[dana priest @danapriest]

Sept. 7: Elatr lands in New York City for rendezvous with Khashoggi
Sept 21: Elatr and Khashoggi arrange to meet in Washington on Oct. 20.
Sept. 30: Khashoggi, in Turkey arranging to marry Turkish academic Hatice Cengiz, texted Elatr birthday wishes

[dana priest @danapriest]

April 22: At 10:14 a.m., while her devices are still in custody, someone typed a website associated with the spyware Pegasus into phone, a forensic investigation Citizen Lab discovers in 2021.
June 2: Couple married in Islamic ceremony in Alexandria Va.

[dana priest @danapriest]

this is long..
2018
March: Khashoggi and Elatr, who met in 2009, begin romantic relationship
April 3: Khashoggi proposes and gives her an engagement ring
April 21: Hanan detained at Dubai International Airport, taken to al-Awir Central Jail interrogated, phone confiscated

[dana priest @danapriest]

For those confused about #jamalkhashoggi and @hananelatr and @mercan_resifi here is a long timeline I put together to write the political asylum story:

[dana priest @danapriest]

and from earlier this week: https://t.co/AwEtgLC8vW

[dana priest @danapriest]

A bit of justice, finally: https://t.co/5LeYcV3jsI

[dana priest @danapriest]

@CarolLeonnig @JohnMuyskens Thanks my friend!

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

"The nation’s capital, built on water, struggles to keep from drowning"

Compelling in-depth, visual story on DC's vulnerability to flooding.

Highly recommend reading. By @danapriest @JohnMuyskens ⬇️

https://t.co/ydue714MsD

[dana priest @danapriest]

Here's the scoop on zombies! @merrillcollege @capitalweather @NWSWPC @raneyaronson @NOAAComms https://t.co/yekQlToAF5

[dana priest @danapriest]

here's the scoop:
https://t.co/yekQlToAF5

[dana priest @danapriest]

Are you living with a zombie? probably.

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

This is extremely disturbing

[dana priest @danapriest]

Do Journalism That Matters! @IRE_NICAR @INN @CenDemTech @aapyles @PWCtimes @BudMeyer @NewsTerp @thedbk

[dana priest @danapriest]

Bob Woodward teaches a session @merrillcollege

[Fatima Yazdi @FatimaYazdi]

The legend himself— big thanks to @realBobWoodward for speaking to @danapriest’s class today about all things cultivating sources + the tricks of the investigative journalism trade. I’ll be sure to keep in mind the four most important words for a journalist: “I need your help.”