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Two men convicted in Iranian plot to kill American dissident

Cleveland Jewish News 22 Mar 2025
“Chillingly, the plot to murder this Iranian dissident culminated over 6,000 miles from Iran, on U.S. soil, right here in New York, when a hitman with an AK-47 camped outside her home to kill her,” the prosecutor stated.The post Two ... .
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Soviet-era dissident given ‘draconian’ jail sentence in Russia for anti-war views

The Guardian 21 Mar 2025
A Soviet-era dissident has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in Russia for his anti-war views, in a case that observers ...
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2 Men Convicted In New York For Plotting To Kill Iranian Dissident Journalist

Radio Free Europe 21 Mar 2025
Prosecutors said Iranian intelligence officials first plotted in 2020 and 2021 to kidnap Alinejad and move her to Iran to silence her criticism of the government ... Leslie R ... Court Documents Allege Iranian-Backed Plot To Assassinate Trump, Dissidents.
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Long Island millionaire sentenced after spying for China, trying to force dissident to go home ...

New York Post 21 Mar 2025
A Long Island millionaire was sentenced to two years in prison for spying for China – and pushing a dissident to return to the country to face the communist regime’s wrath ... Backschies said in a statement ... Getty Images ... Getty Images ... ....
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Yonkers hitman's testimony helps convict 2 mobsters in plot to kill Iranian dissident

Lohud 21 Mar 2025
"Chillingly, the plot to murder this Iranian dissident culminated over 6,000 miles from Iran, on U.S.
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Military Court Jails Soviet Dissident Skobov 16 Years for ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Moscow Times 21 Mar 2025
A Russian military court sentenced Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison on charges of justifying terrorism and being a member of a terrorist organization, the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Friday.
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Military Court Jails Soviet-Era Dissident Skobov 16 Years for ‘Justifying Terrorism’

Moscow Times 21 Mar 2025
A Russian military court sentenced Soviet-era dissident Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison on charges of justifying terrorism and being a member of a terrorist organization, the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Friday.
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NY Businessman Sentenced for Harassing Dissident on Behalf of Chinese Regime

The Epoch Times 20 Mar 2025
He and his daughter, An Guangyan, were among seven people indicted in October 2022 for trying to harass a dissident into returning to China.
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Two Men Are Convicted in Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident Masih Alinejad in New York City

New York Times 20 Mar 2025
The convictions brought some measure of resolution to what U.S. officials have described as an unrelenting retaliation effort against Masih Alinejad ... .
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Murder-for-hire plot to assassinate Iranian dissident in NYC is lie cooked up by ‘pizza delivery ...

New York Post 20 Mar 2025
“This is ridiculous! There was no murder plot,” Fast said in her closing statement at the Manhattan trial of Omarov and Amirov, who are charged with ordering the brazen hit on Alinejad in July 2022. 5 ... SDNY ... 'How dare you' ... 5 ... SDNY.
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Australia raises concerns with China over letters targeting Hong Kong dissident

NBC News 19 Mar 2025
The Australian foreign minister raised concerns with China over anonymous letters sent to Australians offering a reward for information on the whereabouts of a Hong Kong dissident ... .
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Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad set to testify at trial of men accused of plotting to ...

San Francisco Chronicle 18 Mar 2025
The charismatic Iranian dissident and journalist who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland's government for ...
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Saying no to Netanyahu: How the Shin Bet chief became Israel's least likely dissident

Haaretz 18 Mar 2025
When Ronen Bar, the head of Israel's powerful domestic security agency, refused to bend to Netanyahu's autocratic demand for his dismissal, it was his bravest act of his public career – and he knows how much is at stake ....
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