Name: Farid Huseyn (Azerbaijan) Gender: Male
Status: Freed
Prison: n/a Notes: Poet arrested in Iran on a visit to perform in a poetry event. There were no visas required between the two countries at the time. 02 May 2012: Arrested for “initiating a crime”. Jul 2012: Allowed first visit. Told family and Azerbaijan rep that charge was "illegal entry". http://www.eurasiareview.com/07082012-azerbaijan-upcoming-iran-trial-placing-... 07 Aug 2012: Trial scheduled to begin 04 Sep 2012: Released to Tabriz authorities for transfer back to Azerbaijan Sentence: Location/Home Town: Azerbaijan
Faith or Ethnicity:
Occupation or Activity: Poet Source Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Status: Freed
Prison: n/a Notes: Poet arrested in Iran on a visit to perform in a poetry event. There were no visas required between the two countries at the time. 02 May 2012: Arrested for “initiating a crime”. Jul 2012: Allowed first visit. Told family and Azerbaijan rep that charge was "illegal entry". http://www.eurasiareview.com/07082012-azerbaijan-upcoming-iran-trial-placing-... 07 Aug 2012: Trial scheduled to begin 04 Sep 2012: Released to Tabriz authorities for transfer back to Azerbaijan Sentence: Location/Home Town: Azerbaijan
Faith or Ethnicity:
Occupation or Activity: Poet Source Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
