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Vigil Held in N. Dakota for Alleged...
Roxana Saberi, the American-Iranian reporter recently convicted of espionage in Iran after a 1-day trial that was held behind closed doors, has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday, April 21. On Saturday, hundreds gathered on the...
8 Years in Iranian Prison for Alleg...
American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi was convicted of espionage against Iran in a sentence announced by Tehran on Saturday. The verdict carries with it an eight-year prison term and was reached after a closed-door trial in Iran that lasted exactly one day.
The U.S. isn’t keeping quiet, but how Iran will respond to federal pressure is yet …
U.S.-Iranian Reporter Held in Iran ...
U.S.-born journalist Roxana Saberi, who is a dual American-Iranian citizen, was detained in a prison in Tehran in late January. Now, over two months later, she has been officially charged with espionage. Deputy Prosecutor Hassan Haddad says Saberi was “carrying out spying activities under the guise of being a reporter.” She has been accused of gathering …
Ex-CIA Contractor Passaro Appeals 8...
Lately, with Obama’s decisions to close down Guantanamo and give enemy combatant Ali Al-Marri a criminal trial, there’s been a lot of talk about human rights and the mistreatment of detainees. In this climate, it will be especially interesting to see what happens in the current case of David Passaro’s appeal.
Passaro, a former CIA contractor …
Death Sentence for Yemeni Spy
A Yemeni man accused of spying for Israel has just been sentenced to death by Yemen’s state security court. Two other men implicated in the same case got off with a comparative slap on the wrist – three and five years in prison. According to judge Mouhssien Alwan, the evidence was “clear enough to let the …
Two Men in Germany Charged with Esp...
The world of espionage continues to turn in Europe, where two men have just been indicted in Berlin for espionage. They allegedly shared classified German government documents with criminal contacts and foreign intelligence in Macedonia and Kosovo.
42-year-old German Anton Robert K. worked for the German diplomatic mission in Kosovo’s capital, and while there, funneled confidential …
Still No Parole for Israeli Spy Con...
Israel does not suffer spies lightly. Over a decade has passed since Israeli spy and businessman Nahum Manbar was convicted of treason. He put Israel’s national security in danger by selling potentially harmful info and materials to enemy state Iran, both of which could have helped Iran advance their chemical weaponry.
Manbar was sentenced to 16 …
Chinese Internet Spy Arrested for F...
China has recently been in the news for allegedly spying on U.S. businesses. Turns out that their internet spies have been wreaking havoc on home turf too. Yu Bing, Beijing’s top government internet spy, was recently arrested in a case involving corporate espionage and bribery.
Yu works for the Beijing Municipal Security Bureau, where he heads …
Criminal Trial for America’s Last...
43-year-old suspected terrorist Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri has been officially indicted with providing material support to Al Qaeda and conspiring with others to provide material support to Al Qaeda. The two-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the Central District of Illinois on Feb 26 and announced in a US Department of Justice …
Software Giant MSFT the Victim of E...
Spying isn’t limited to the world of secret agents, international intrigue and government intelligence agencies. Case in point: Microsoft’s recent lawsuit against former employee Miki Mullor. What’s he been accused of? You guessed it, espionage.
According to software giant Microsoft, Mullor downloaded and pilfered confidential files that had no relevance to his role at the company, …
Convicted CIA Spy Continues Espiona...
Spies may be the stuff of movies and thrilling page turners, but they’re not just a throwback to the Cold War, forever to be reincarnated in pop culture. This is the real thing, folks.
Last month, Harold Nicholson – one of the highest-ranking CIA officials ever to be convicted of espionage – and his son Nathaniel …