Farid Safarli

Farid Safarli is a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a student at Friedrich Schiller University in Germany. Mr. Safarli was arrested in 2022 after traveling to Iran on charges of espionage.

<coverage-outsourcing id='52100'> <reference source='https://ir.voanews.com/a/farid-safarli-accused-spy-iran/7122942.html'> He was arrested. According to Voice of America, Farid Safarli was arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran after traveling to Iran. The Voice of America quoted Delara Asgharova, the mother of Farid Safarli, who wrote that Safarli, who is a student at Friedrich Schiller University in the city of Jenna in Germany, decided to marry an Iranian girl who attended a medical training course at the city's university. He has taken a trip to Iran to meet this Iranian girl again. After the return of Farid Safarli's girlfriend to Iran, they decided to meet again in Istanbul. However, Farid's girlfriend invited Farid to Iran claiming that she was not able to get a Turkish visa, and after his presence in Iran, he was arrested by the security forces. The arrest of Farid Safarli took place at the same time as the tension between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran increased. These tensions peaked after an armed attack by an Iranian citizen on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52105'> <reference source='https://t.me/ArazNews/84066'> According to Azarnews, the family and relatives of Farid Safarli held a protest rally in front of the Iranian Embassy in the Republic of Azerbaijan in protest against the arrest of their son. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52102'> <reference source='https://t.me/ovqatcom/42061'> After sending a protest note to Tehran about the disappearance of an Azerbaijani student, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan advised its citizens not to travel to Iran. Yesterday, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan confirmed the news of the arrest of Farid Safarli and demanded that the Iranian authorities answer about this "kidnapping". </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52101'> <reference source='https://t.me/sepah_quds/136639'> "Quds Army" Telegram channel published some pictures of Farid Safarli and announced that this citizen of Azerbaijan was arrested on charges of espionage in Iran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52103'> <reference source='https://t.me/ibrahimsavalan/2121'> Ebrahim Rashidi, a journalist, published a note on his Telegram channel and wrote that despite the passage of about three months since the arrest of Farid Safarli, Iranian government officials refuse to answer the mother of this Azerbaijani citizen. Mr. Rashidi wrote that Delara Askarova has traveled to Iran, however, she still has not been able to visit or get information about her son's condition. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='52524'> According to an IPA source, the authorities of Evin prison have deliberately registered Farid Safarli with a different name in their system and deny that this citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan is imprisoned in this prison. Also, in the fifth month since the arrest of Farid Safarli, the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic still do not allow him to meet or make phone calls with his family. A source who talked to Atlas says that Farid Safarli was arrested in Qom city after traveling to Iran and transferred to Ward 209 of Evin prison. Since his arrest, he has been denied access to a lawyer. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='53152'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42964/'> According to HRANA, Farid Safarli has been sentenced to two years in prison for the charge of "espionage". This news has been published in news channels close to security institutions. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>