The exiled writer is feared brutally murdered after reportedly "being warned" to stop criticising Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his columns.
In his final essay, he claims Arab governments have "free rein" to silence the media at an accelerating rate, in a piece which seems to predict his own fate.
"The Arab world is facing its own version of an Iron Curtain, imposed not by external actors but through domestic forces vying for power," he wrote.
"The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
"More important, we need to provide a platform for Arab voices."
The column was sent to the Post by Khashoggi’s translator and assistant the day after he was first reported missing after visiting the Saudi Consul in Istanbul.
The paper's Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah said she held off publishing it "because we hoped Jamal would come back to us so that he and I could edit it together."
She said the column – titled 'What the Arab world needs most is free expression – "perfectly captures his commitment and passion for freedom in the Arab world.
"A freedom he apparently gave his life for," she said.
Seven of the 15 men suspected of belonging to a hit squad which "tortured and killed" a Saudi journalist are reportedly part of the crown prince’s personal security detail.
Most are said to be high-ranking protection officers who were on duty when the Saudi royal made his high-profile visits to the UK and France earlier this year.
They are the highly-trusted team who travel everywhere with the Royal – which will make it difficult for bin Salman to distance himself from the torture scandal in Istanbul.
At least three of the elite guards are reported to have accompanied him on his visit to London in March when he met the Queen in Buckingham Palace.
They are said to be First Lieutenant Dhaar Ghalib Dhaar Al-Harbi, Sergeant Major Walid Abdullah Al-Shihri, and Abdul Aziz Muhammad Musa Al-Hawsawi.
It's now been claimed the murder suspects ate dinner at the Saudi consul-general’s residence in Istanbul AFTER murdering and dismembering Jamal Khashoggi inside the building, reports Middle East Eye (MME).
The international writer had his fingers torn off one by one by his torturers before he was decapitated and his body was later dissolved in acid, according to horrific reports.
The journalist was allegedly carved up with a bone saw while alive in a horrifying seven-minute execution carried out by killers listening to music on headphones.
Khashoggi was last seen alive entering the consulate on October 2nd. Saudi Arabia has strongly denied killing him.
However, a source told the Washington Post they heard a recording from the writer's Apple Watch capturing the moment he was allegedlydrugged and butchered.
The anonymous source said Khashoggi – a Saudi journalist based in the US – can be heard screaming as he's dragged from the Consul General’s office to a desk in the other room.
Now the MEE reports it has a document from the Saudi Interior Ministry detailing the alleged killer's ranks, dates of birth, passport and telephone numbers and when they accompanied bin Salman on trips abroad.
All are reportedly are members of the crown prince’s Special Security Force. Seven were allegedly high-ranking members of the crown prince’s close protection team.
At least two of them accompanied the crown prince to France in April.
They have been named by MEE as Major General Mahir Abdul Aziz Muhammad Mutrib and Colonel Badr Lafi Muhammad Al-Oteibi.
Newly released CCTV pictured are said to show Mutrib outside the Consul the day Khashoggi disappeared.
Turkish media published the names and photos of the 15 suspects last week after it was suspected Khashoggi had been killed and dismembered shortly after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October.
Several of the suspects arrived at Ataturk airport in the early hours on 2 October, while others arrived on a private jet from Riyadh later that morning.
A second private jet landed in Istanbul that afternoon, when three suspects also flew in on commercial flights.
The suspects checked into two hotels near to the Saudi consulate but all left the country within hours of their arrival.
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