Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist
The government of Iran put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist to fund an assassination ...
Iranian Dissident Tells of Activism That Led to Murder Plots in New York
Masih Alinejad started rattling Iran’s rulers as a teenager. Now, men whom prosecutors say arranged for an assassin to kill her in New York are on trial in Manhattan.
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Prosecutors say Iran offered ‘blood money’ to Russian mob in murder-for-hire plot
Jurors are expected to start deliberating Thursday in the case of two men accused of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih ...
Plot to assassinate Iranian dissident in NYC is lie cooked up by ‘pizza delivery hitman,’ lawyer claims
A lawyer for Polad Omarov — who received gaudy cake gifts touting his status in an eastern European gang — clamed would-be killer Khalid Mehdiyev lurked outside Masih Alinejad’s Brooklyn ...
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Iranian Activist Defiant in Manhattan Court as Alleged Assassins Stand Trial for Murder Plot
Masih Alinejad testifies in trial about a murder plot against her, revealing the risks she has faced as an Iranian dissident.
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Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad testifies at the trial of two men accused of plotting to kill her
The dissident writer testified at the trial of two men charged with trying to kidnap and kill her in 2022. U.S. prosecutors say the murder plot was orchestrated from Iran to stop Alinejad from ...
Iranian-American journalist testifies against men accused of murder-for-hire plot
Mashi Alinejad testified at federal court in New York City during the trial of Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, two men charged ...