Since the brutal murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi state agents two years ago, Saudi Arabia has significantly ramped up its efforts to divert public attention from its dismal human rights record.

G20 leaders including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019.
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