Three members of an Eastern European criminal group with ties to Iran were indicted for plotting to murder a U.S. journalist and human rights activist who was critical of the Iranian regime, the DOJ announced.
Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist, publicizes the Iranian government's human rights abuses. | Getty Images for Women in Cable TelecommunicationsThree members of an Eastern European criminal group with ties to Iran have been indicted for plotting to murder a U.S. journalist and human rights activist who was critical of the Iranian regime, the Justice Department announced Friday.
“The conduct charged in today’s case shows just how far Iranian actors are willing to go to silence critics of the Iranian regime,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said. Alinejad responded to the news in a video posted on Twitter shortly after the press conference, expressing gratitude for the law enforcement teams who thwarted the plot to kill her, and calling on the U.S. government to respond to the regime’s violent crackdowns on protesters.
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