New York-based Iranian-born journalist Masih Alinejad says she was targeted for abduction.
Four Iranian nationals have been charged with plotting to kidnap a New York-based journalist, the US Department of Justice says.The conspirators, described as intelligence officials, also allegedly plotted to lure a person in the UK and three others in Canada to Iran.Prosecutors said the Iranian government had sought to lure the New York-based journalist to a third country where the abduction was planned.
Ms Alinejad, 44, runs My Stealthy Freedom, which campaigns against mandatory wearing of the veil for Iranian women.that the plot showed the Iranian authorities were "scared" of her, "Otherwise, they would not send anyone here to kidnap me." She is not accused herself of participating directly in the plot, but is charged with providing financial aid to the conspirators and violating sanctions against Iran.The justice department also said the defendants are charged with fraud, money laundering and sanctions violations.
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