VOA Persian TV Host Says Iran Kidnap Plot Sought to Stop Her Social Media Activism
Voice of America
WASHINGTON - A VOA Persian TV host and outspoken Iranian government critic who says she was the target of a U.S.-exposed Iranian plot to kidnap her has shared new details of the scheme, including its alleged aims of eliminating her and her popular social media accounts. This is my latest statement for @VOAIran about the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence plot to kidnap me from Brooklyn. I'm glad to be alive and appreciate your support. Spare a thought for many other Iranian dissidents kidnapped and executed by this regime pic.twitter.com/bts6WR7D5Q I am grateful to FBI for foiling the Islamic Republic of Iran's Intelligence Ministry's plot to kidnap me. This plot was orchestrated under Rouhani. This is the regime that kidnapped & executed Ruhollah Zam. They've also kidnapped and jailed Jamshid Sharmahd and many others pic.twitter.com/HUefdEbiil This is a violation of US sovereignty on its own soil. It is also a violation of a US citizen's freedom of speech. It is equally an attempt to the life of a US citizens. It deserved a more articulate statement. https://t.co/8P0yDWjP1v
In a video message recorded Tuesday, Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad said Federal Bureau of Investigation agents told her that Iran’s Islamist rulers “not only wanted to make sure that I physically didn’t exist anymore, they also wanted to destroy my Instagram, Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp channels.”
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