Two men have been convicted of murder-for-hire as part of an Iranian government plot to silence a critic in the United States, federal prosecutors said Friday. -
Two men convicted of murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist in New York
Masih Alinejad had incurred the wrath of Tehran by campaigning for Iranian women to reject strict dress codes. Two men have been found guilty of plotting to assassinate the Iranian American ...The Guardian - 1d -
2 convicted in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad
A jury has found two men guilty of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, who works as a journalist and lives in New York City.CBS News - 1d -
2 convicted in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad
A jury has found two men guilty of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, who works as a journalist and lives in New York City.CBS News - 1d -
Jury to hear from Iranian dissident who was allegedly target of murder-for-hire plot
Journalist and Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad will testify in Manhattan Tuesday in the trial of two men implicated in a murder-for-hire plot against her. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman ...CBS News - 3d -
Trial Set for Men Accused of Targeting Iranian Dissident in New York
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Michael Jones convicted of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal property. Two men have been found guilty of the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from ...The Guardian - 3d -
Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction
Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcoholABC News - Mar. 7 -
Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's ...ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's ...ABC News - Mar. 10
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