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Farid Mehralizade was born on 22 November\u00a0 1994 in Baku. In 2016, he graduated from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics with a bachelor\u2019s degree in finance. From 2017 to 2019, he pursued his master\u2019s degree in economic policy at Istanbul University. In the interim, from 2016 to 2017, he completed military service.<\/p>\n
After completing his master\u2019s studies in Turkey, Farid Mehralizade began working in the banking sector in Azerbaijan. He also worked as an economic expert, researcher, and financial analyst in the private sector and media. He was the head of a \u201cBusiness Research Division\u201d at a local bank in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
Mehralizade was known for analysing statistical data from various government agencies and conveying the actual situation behind the numbers to the public in simple terms. Due to this, he was frequently invited as an expert to TV channels under government control, where he discussed various socio-economic topics.<\/p>\n
Farid Mehralizade, an economist, conducted research and provided expert analysis focusing primarily on economic policy, sustainable development, social policy, regional issues, and income inequality. His work was published across various media outlets and platforms, and he has contributed to the educational platform Akinchi since 2020, and during recent years collaborated as an investigative journalist with Radio Liberty.<\/p>\n
On 30 May 2024, Farid Mehralizade was detained<\/a> in connection with a criminal case involving Abzas Media. His apartment and car were searched, but nothing significant about the case was found. Nevertheless, the police seized his car, which has not yet been returned to his family. The vehicle has been impounded<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/square_post2-12.png” alt=”Farid Mehralizade On the day of his arrest, Mehralizade was abducted near a Baku metro station by unidentified men who placed a bag over his head and took him to a police station.<\/p>\n On 1 June 2024, a Baku court remanded<\/a> him initially by charging him with \u2018conspiring to smuggle foreign currency\u2019 (Criminal Code Article 206.3.2) in connection with the case against Abzas Media, an outlet he did not work for directly. On 19 August 2024, the prosecution amended the charges against Mehralizade and included \u2018illegal entrepreneurship, money laundering, tax evasion, and document forgery.\u2019<\/p>\n On 9 September 2025, the Baku Court on Grave Crimes convicted Meralizade and sentenced<\/a> him to nine years in prison.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old economist rejects all the charges. He claims his arrest is illegal and believes he is being punished for his research and analyses. Farid maintains that he has no connection to \u201cAbzas Media\u201d, yet the criminal case is linked to his detention, which he finds absurd. \u201cAbzas Media\u201d also has a statement confirming that they have never associated with Farid Mehralizade.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-6px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n All of the Campaign’s resources<\/a> are created under Creative Commons License under <\/span>CC0 conditions<\/a>, meaning these resources are public dedication tools, with no copyright, putt into the worldwide public domain.<\/span><\/p>\n Download blue background poster (PNG<\/a>) Download blue square picture (PNG<\/a>) <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Farid_Mehralizade_freeAnar_overview.png” alt=”Farid Mehralizade An Azerbaijani economist and former head of research at Unibank, currently imprisoned on disputed charges related to his independent economic analyses and criticism of government policies.” title_text=”Farid_Mehralizade_freeAnar_overview” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/newsletter\/” button_text=”SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO STAY INFORMED” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#f3dc95″ button_bg_color=”#d32329″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”11px” button_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” button_icon=”9||divi||400″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Economist and former head of a research team, currently imprisoned on disputed charges related to his independent economic analyses and criticism of government policies.\u00a0About Farid Mehralizadeh Farid Mehralizade was born on 22 November\u00a0 1994 in Baku. 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\nAn Azerbaijani economist and former head of research at Unibank, currently imprisoned on disputed charges related to his independent economic analyses and criticism of government policies.
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