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Human rights group launches two years after death of founder Jamal Khashoggi

The Washington Post columnist founded the Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN, in the months before his 2018 murder.
An undated recent file picture shows prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who resigned suddenly on May 16, 2010 in Riyadh from the helm of Al-Watan days after the newspaper published a controversial column criticising Salafism. Al-Watan announced that Khashoggi, 52, was stepping down as editor-in-chief "to focus on his personal projects," in a statement published on its website and in its Sunday edition. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)

A pro-democracy group honoring the legacy and continuing the work of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi launched on Tuesday, nearly two years after the Washington Post columnist was murdered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.   

Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN, is the human rights watchdog dreamed up by Khashoggi in the months before his death. At the virtual unveiling on Tuesday, organizers said the Washington-based nonprofit will continue his mission by spotlighting foreign governments that undermine human rights as well as those who assist and enable them. 

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