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

Two men, Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, face trial for allegedly plotting to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, as part of a Tehran-backed scheme.
Federal prosecutors claim Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps hired Amirov and Omarov to carry out the murder of Alinejad, who has criticized Iran's treatment of women.
The trial will begin with jury selection in Manhattan federal court, and is part of a broader effort by the Justice Department to combat transnational repression.
Alinejad expressed her eagerness to testify in the trial, stating, 'It's like I've been given a second life.

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New York Post

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The New York Sun

Trial of Two ‘Assassins,’ Charged With Attempting To Murder Iran-Born Dissident Outside Her Brooklyn Home on Orders of Iran, Begins With Jury Selection

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4 days ago·New York, United States

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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.

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The Algemeiner

Two Men Face US Trial Over Iran-Backed Plot to Kill Dissident

Rafat Amirov appears in court charged with murder-for-hire and money laundering for his role in the thwarted Tehran-backed assassination attempt of a journalist and activist, who is a US citizen, during his arraignment hearing before Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave at a courtroom in New York, US, Jan. 27, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. Photo: REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Two men accused of being members of a Russian organized crime group will face trial i…

4 days ago·New York, United States

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