Farzad Bazoft
Farzad Bazoft | |
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Screengrab of Bazoft during his forced confession on Iraqi TV, 1989 | |
| Born | 22 May 1958 |
| Died | 15 March 1990 (aged 31) |
| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery, London |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Period | c. 1980s–1990 |
| Subject | Middle East |
Farzad Bazoft (Persian: فرزاد بازفت; 22 May 1958 – 15 March 1990) was an Iranian journalist who settled in the United Kingdom in the mid-1970s. He worked as a freelance reporter for The Observer. He was arrested by Iraqi authorities and executed in 1990 after being convicted of spying for Israel while working in Iraq.