Foreign ministry spokesman says Hamid Noury's life sentence rests on 'baseless, distorted and fabricated accusations,' in case that has tested relations between nations

Cyberattack linked to supporters of People's Mujahedin of Iran, but opposition group does not officially claim responsibility

Hamid Noury charged with murder for role in ordering mass executions of political dissidents in 1988, a purge Iran's new leader is claimed to have led

But incoming president, who allegedly had role in 1988 mass killings, is still likely to enjoy diplomatic immunity if he travels

'The expiry date for this religious dictatorship has arrived,' NCRI chief declares, denouncing recent presidential vote as a 'sham'

Rights groups have long campaigned for justice over what they describe as the extrajudicial executions of thousands of mainly young people across Iran just as the Iraq war ended

Verdict for Assadollah Assadi expected on January 22; 48-year-old faces 20 years in prison if convicted of plotting to target 2018 rally outside Paris

Paris-based MEK denies involvement, says top official making accusation is spreading 'rage, rancor and lies' after assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Tehran claims Assadollah Assadi 'has been conspired against,' after he refuses to appear at hearing for allegedly planning to attack opposition rally in France

Assadollah Assadi, 3 other suspects face life in prison if convicted for plan to attack NCRI event outside Paris in 2018