Author: Oman Al Yahyai
Published on: 11/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov are accused of involvement in an Iranian government plan to assassinate a prominent Iranian-American journalist. Prosecutors charged them in January 2023 with conspiring to murder Masih Alinejad, a journalist, author, and contributor to Voice of America. "Nobody got killed," Judge Colleen McMahon tells jurors. Amirov and Omarov pleaded not guilty and remained presumed innocent until proven otherwise. Prosecutors intend to call expert witnesses to testify that Iran has long targeted political dissidents abroad. The US government’s indictment states that Iran is actively targeting nationals of the United States and its allies living in countries around the world for kidnapping and/or execution. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested on Saturday over his role in the protest movement at Columbia University. A federal judge in New York said the 30-year-old could not be deported while the court considers a legal challenge brought by his lawyers. The US Education Department warned dozens of universities that they would lose federal money if they did not take measures. This came a few days after Columbia had $400 million (€367m) of funding cut by Trump’s government. The US president’s clampdown has been strongly criticised by civil rights groups and some university professors and students.
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