Additional Name(s): ولی الله قدمیان

Gender: Male

Current Location: Evin Prison

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 2 Years' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May/1/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Preserving Religious Sites & Sacred Lands Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization

Valiollah Ghadamian

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Valiollah Ghadamian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Ghadamian reportedly in relation to his activities assisting Baha'i families seeking to bury their loved ones at a Baha'i cemetery in Tehran. Ghadamian was taken to Evin Prison.

In July 2023, it was reported that the Tehran Revolutionary Court had sentenced Ghadamian among other Baha'is to five years in prison for “membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security.”

In October 2023, it was reported that Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeal had reduced Ghadamian's sentence to two years in prison.

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