Activists are circulating an online petition calling for D.C. officials to rename the section of New Hampshire Avenue in front of the Saudi embassy “Jamal Khashoggi Way.”

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Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, floated the idea of renaming the road to honor his late friend on Monday night at a memorial service for the fallen journalist, according to The Washington Post.

“Imagine if their mail had to be addressed to Khashoggi Way?” Awad said, referring to the Saudi consulate. “That their business cards included such an address?”

The Washington Post columnist and Saudi native is suspected to have been killed by Saudi agents in Istanbul at the Saudi Arabian consulate.

The petition has already gathered about 1,500 signatures and will be presented to a member of the D.C. Council once it has garnered enough signatures.

The online petition was thought up by Michael Werz, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Gary Schmitt, a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, according to the Post.

The journalist’s death sparked international outrage, with President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE condemning the act.

Trump said anyone responsible for Khashoggi’s death “should be in big trouble.” The U.S. has revoked visas of several Saudi officials and is considering sanctions in retaliation.

The Saudi government belatedly acknowledged Khashoggi’s death inside the consulate and have since arrested 18 Saudis.

Saudi Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman has denied any involvement.

Previously, D.C. officials renamed a street in front of the Russian embassy to honor a slain critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.