Akbar Azad is a poet, activist, and journalist from Iran continuously targeted by authorities. First arrested after giving a speech for UNESCO in 2014, he has been detained and sentenced several times for promoting the minority Azeri language. He was recently detained in August 2021 and only conditionally released after posting bail. In 2023, he began two years of forced residence in Darreh Shahr, Iran.
Akbar Azad
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