Farzad Bazoft

1958–1990 (age 32)

Biography

Farzad Bazoft pursued journalism with a fierce compassion, reporting on humanitarian conditions for The Observer and other outlets while never shying from difficult places in the Middle East.

His arrest and execution after covering events in Iraq galvanized voices for press freedom, reminding the world of the cost of bearing witness and the courage of a reporter whose grave at Highgate now draws quiet tributes.

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