Committee to Protect Journalists
Azerbaijan · CPJ
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryAzerbaijan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationJournalist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Case Summary
Farid Mehralizada is a journalist with Freelance;Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Radio Azadliq) in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of May 30, 2024; charges: Retaliatory.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: Freelance;Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Radio Azadliq)
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: May 30, 2024
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/farid-mehralizada/
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Farid Mehralizada is a journalist with Freelance;Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Radio Azadliq) in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of May 30, 2024; charges: Retaliatory.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Retaliatory
03Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 30, 2024
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Farid Mehralizada (PPW case cmp4c9co). Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp4c9cox00lmcag690a6lizt. Original data from Committee to Protect Journalists (https://cpj.org/data/people/farid-mehralizada/).
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