Farid Mehralizada

Farid Mehralizada is a journalist and economist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Azerbaijani Service. He reports on Azerbaijan’s economic and climate policies. Farid was violently abducted on May 30, 2024, near a Baku metro station and charged with “smuggling” and “money laundering,” charges frequently used by the Azerbaijani government in political cases. He is currently on trial and faces up to twelve years in prison.