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Portrait of American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad

World Mar 30

How journalist Masih Alinejad survived multiple assassination plots by Iran

By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz, Gerard Edic

Nation Mar 20

Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarev appear in court in New York
Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to kill Iranian American author in New York City

Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran's government.

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

World Oct 22

Portrait of American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad
Revolutionary Guard official charged in alleged plot to kill Iranian American activist

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a senior Iranian military official and three others with links to that country's government with plotting to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil — a development lauded by the alleged target.

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Politics Jan 27

Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist and women's rights activist, poses for a picture in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022. Photo by Roselle Chen/REUTERS
WATCH: U.S. charges 3 in plot to kill Iranian-American author in New York City

The Justice Department has charged three men in an alleged plot that originated in Iran to kill an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

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