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Iran plotted to kidnap NYC journalist critical of regime, DOJ says

Print this article Iranian intelligence operatives plotted to kidnap an Iranian-born U.S. author-journalist highly critical of the Tehran regime in New York City for rendition to Iran, according to federal prosecutors. The target appears to have been Masih Alinejad, a journalist and outspoken women’s rights activist. However, the Justice Department did not name the individual when announcing on Tuesday, it unsealed an indictment “charging four Iranian nationals with conspiracies related to kidnapping, sanctions violations, bank and wire fraud, and money laundering.” Alireza Shahvaroghi Farahani, Mahmoud Khazein, Kiya Sadeghi, and Omid Noori all “conspired to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author, and human rights activist for mobilizing public opinion in Iran and around the world to bring about changes to the regime’s laws and practices,” the agency said, citing court documents.

Four Iranians charged with plotting to kidnap author living in Brooklyn

Four Iranians charged with plotting to kidnap author living in Brooklyn Pete Williams © Provided by NBC News Federal prosecutors have charged four Iranian intelligence operatives with plotting to kidnap a Brooklyn author and human rights activist. The four Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, Mahmoud Khazein, Kiya Sadeghi and Omid Noori, all living in Iran are accused of conspiring to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author and human rights activist who has been critical of the Iranian regime. A fifth, Niloufar Bahadorifar, is accused of providing financial support. The author was not named in court documents, but Masih Alinejad told NBC News that she was the target.

US charges four Iranians with plotting to abduct reporter in New York

US charges four Iranians with plotting to abduct reporter in New York Issued on: 14/07/2021 - 04:12 Four Iranian nationals have been charged with trying to kidnap Iranian-American rights activist and journalist Masih Alinejad in New York and take her back to Iran to be jailed Jemal Countess GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File 4 min Washington (AFP) Four Iranian nationals were indicted Tuesday on charges of plotting to abduct a journalist in New York and smuggle her out of the country to Iran, the Justice Department said. US-based journalist and activist Masih Alinejad, who is of Iranian descent and is an outspoken critic of the Tehran government, confirmed on Twitter that she was the target of the alleged plot.

Iran Intelligence Agents Plotted to Kidnap Brooklyn Human Rights Activist: Prosecutors

Iran Intelligence Agents Plotted to Kidnap Brooklyn Human Rights Activist: Prosecutors Pete Williams and Jonathan Dienst © Provided by NBC New York Four Iranian intelligence agents and a co-conspirator living in the U.S. allegedly plotted to kidnap a journalist and human rights activist from Brooklyn after criticizing their country’s regime, according to federal charges announced Tuesday. Four Iranian intelligence agents and a co-conspirator living in the U.S. allegedly plotted to kidnap a journalist and human rights activist from Brooklyn after she criticized their country s regime, according to federal charges announced Tuesday. Court documents allege that Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, 50; Mahmoud Khazein, 42; Kiya Sadeghi, 35; and Omid Noori, 45; are accused of conspiring to kidnap and bring the victim to Iran after the person had been working to sway public opinion both in the country and globally to change the current regime s laws and practices.

Iran Hatched a Plan to Kidnap a Journalist in Brooklyn Over Regime Criticism: DOJ

Iran Hatched a Plan to Kidnap a Journalist in Brooklyn Over Regime Criticism: DOJ Blake Montgomery © Provided by The Daily Beast Brendan McDermid/Reuters Iranian intelligence agents hatched a plan to kidnap a journalist in Brooklyn and spirit her away to Iran in retaliation for her criticism of the Iranian regime, the Justice Department alleged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The Iranian agents planned to take the journalist, who is an Iranian-born U.S. citizen, back to Iran, where, according to the Justice Department, “the victim’s fate would have been uncertain at best.” The Justice Department described her as “a journalist, author, and human rights activist, residing in Brooklyn, New York, who has publicized the Government of Iran’s human rights abuses.” The Iranians also allegedly mounted a thorough campaign to surveil her home in service of their mission.

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