Graphic by Access Now. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International License. The Legal Webs of Transnational Repression On October 2, 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi was killed in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul. Intelligence services quickly determined his death to be a targeted assassination ordered by the Saudi crown prince. The instance was a brazen act of transnational repression: the process by which regimes attempt to silence Mirjam Edel • 7 min read
