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The Latest Breaking News from Masih Alinejad

Iran dissident still reeling from aftermath of foiled murder plot: ‘I’ve been living in a nightmare’

Masih Alinejad is a vocal critic of Tehran who recently was pursued by hitmen for her advocacy of Iranian women

The Guardian - US

A garden of sunflowers … and an AK-47: Iranian murder plot comes to Brooklyn

The trial of two Russian mobsters for a murder-for-hire scheme targeting the women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad revealed incongruous, and chilling, details

The Guardian - US

Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York

A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City

The Independent UK

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Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist

A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist

The Independent UK

Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad set to testify at trial of men accused of plotting to kill her

The charismatic Iranian dissident and journalist who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland's government for assassination, is set to testify at the trial of two men accused in the plot

The Independent UK

At trial's start, prosecutor blames Iran for plot to assassinate outspoken dissident

A prosecutor has told jurors that two defendants were hired guns for the government of Iran in a plot to assassinate an Iran-born journalist at her Brooklyn residence three years ago

The Independent UK

Trial begins over a plot to kill an Iranian dissident in NYC

The trial of two men charged in an alleged Iranian government-sponsored murder-for-hire plot that targeted a prominent Iranian journalist and human rights activist has begun with jury selection

The Independent UK

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Iranian American human rights activists expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump

A prominent Iranian American human rights activist has expressed shock but also defiance about Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.S. Justice Department

The Independent UK

Iranian Military Official Charged In Plot To Assassinate Journalist In New York

Ruhollah Bazghandi and six others are accused of scheming to kill Masih Alinejad, an outspoken critic of Iran and human rights activist

International Business Times

US charges Iranian official in alleged plot to kill activist in New York

US Justice Department says IRGC’s Ruhollah Bazghandi led murder-for-hire scheme to kill dissident Masih Alinejad.

Al Jazeera

US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC

An official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil

The Independent UK

Iranian Women Celebrate Following President’s Fatal Helicopter Crash

"Now, she’s dancing over his death in a helicopter crash." The post Iranian Women Celebrate Following President’s Fatal Helicopter Crash first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

They Said They Didn't Want War With Iran. Now They're Cheering on War With Iran.

Many of the Washington hawks calling for war with Iran had sworn up and down that more pressure was not a path to war.

Reason

Putin 'Only Understands Force:' Russian Chess Legend

Kremlin critic and chess legend Garry Kasparov on Tuesday called for a stronger Western response to Moscow's aggression in Ukraine and said Russian dissident voices must be included in efforts to stand up to Vladimir Putin.

International Business Times

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Suspect Extradited In Plot To Kill Iranian American Activist

Polad Omarov extradited to face charges in plot to kill Iranian American activist Masih Alinejad. U.S. Attorney General confirms extradition and charges ag...

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s no other option but to fight’: Iranian women defiant as ‘morality police’ return

Activists speak of their dismay at renewed patrols to enforce wearing of the hijab, but insist protests will continue ahead of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Zenger

Iranian Activist Masih Alinejad Faced Threats In The UK Appearing On Pierce Morgan’s Show

The Ayatollah believed that the women were being manipulated for not wear the hajib as Iranian women continue to defy tradition.

The Guardian - UK

Iranian dissident put under 24-hour police protection in UK after threats to life

Exclusive: US-based Masih Alinejad says due to level of threat Met will be with her wherever she goes

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California woman sentenced in NYC to 4 years for funding Iranian operatives in plot to kill dissident journalist

NEW YORK — A California woman got four years in prison Friday for channeling funds to Iranian intelligence operatives in a plot to kidnap and murder Brooklyn-based dissident journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad.

The Independent UK

Protected Iran critic speaks at sentence in plot against her

A California woman who admitted unwittingly funding a plot to kidnap an outspoken U.S.-based opponent of Iran's regime has been sentenced to four years in prison

Reuters

Iran exiled opposition figures in talks to unite against government

Eight Iranian exiled dissident figures discussed ways of uniting a fragmented opposition on Friday, amid pro-government events marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution inside the country.

Tribune News Service

Feds charge three men in assassination plot of Brooklyn-based Iranian dissident journalist

Manhattan federal prosecutors on Friday announced a sweeping multi-count indictment against three Eastern European gangsters they say plotted to kill a Brooklyn-based journalist critical of the authoritarian Iranian regime.

The Independent UK

Two men arrested in kidnapping plot targeting Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad living in Brooklyn

The men were taken into custody, including one who will require extradition to the US

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Charges Three in Iran-Backed Effort to Assassinate Journalist

US prosecutors have charged three members of an Eastern European criminal organization which has ties to Iran's government with conspiring to assassinate a journalist and activist who is a US citizen, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Rafat Amirov, Polad Omarov and Khalid Mehdiyev were charged with murder-for-hire and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Exiled Iran Opposition Figures in United ‘Victory’ Message

A group of prominent exiled Iranian pro-opposition figures have issued a coordinated message predicting 2023 will be a year of "victory" with the regime shaken by protests. Those sending the message include leaders from the fields of culture, human rights and sports. The Iranian diaspora has long been seen as…

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