She, along with her husband and fellow civil rights activist, Saeed Bashirtash, was detained and later released on bail. The couple fled Iran to Belgium via neighboring Turkey. In her absence, a Revolutionary Court sentenced her to two years. In Belgium she continued her studies and became a dentist. Safai remained an outspoken advocate of women’s rights and in 2014 launched a campaign to highlight Iran’s ban on women spectators at stadiums, launching #LetIranianWomenEnterTheirStadiums.