The silence and the storm

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi criticised Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Now Khashoggi is dead and the prince is prevaricating. We look at the two men at the heart of this grim drama

Pictures: AFP and Getty Images/Win McNamee MOCKERY AFTER MURDER From the left, a protester depicting Mohammad bin Salman with blood on his hands; a demonstration outside the Saudi embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka; and a protest outside the White House.