Judge Sentences Men Who Tried to Kill Iranian Activist to 25 Years

Prosecutors said that Rafit Amirov and Polad Omarov were working for an Iranian general when they stalked Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn. She has sought women’s rights in the theocracy for years.

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Judge Gives Prosecutors Until June 1 to Begin Retrial in Etan Patz Case

The conviction of Pedro Hernandez in the 1979 murder of the 6-year-old was vacated. The Manhattan district attorney is exploring whether to try him again.

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In Patz Case, Manhattan Prosecutors Ask for Months to Decide on Retrial

The district attorney is searching for witnesses and plans to ask the Supreme Court to consider the Etan Patz case. A defense lawyer for the man accused in the killing says they’re dawdling.

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Jury Hears Details of Failed Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident in New York

Prosecutors say figures in Tehran hired two men to kill Masih Alinejad, a journalist who had criticized Iran’s head scarf laws.

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