A pair of Russian mob associates were each sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for their roles in organizing a failed hit on Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad at her New York City home.

Judge Colleen McMahon handed down the terms in Manhattan Federal Court to Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov , who were found guilty after their March trial of murder-for-hire, attempted murder in aid of racketeering and related charges.

Alinejad, who fled her native Iran in 2009, has been a vocal critic of the Iranian regime’s corruption and human rights abuses, and particularly its punishment of women and girls who refuse to wear mandatory hijabs covering their hair. Time magazine named her as one of its Women of the Year in 2023 for her advocacy.

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