Valiolah Ghadamian

Valiolah Ghadamian

In the summer of 1988, more than five thousand political prisoners were executed in Evin and Gohardasht prisons in Tehran, and other prisons in Mashhad, Shiraz, Ahvaz, and some other Iranian cities. In addition to not officially accepting responsibility for this massacre, the government of the Islamic Republic has refused to reveal the burial place of the victims. Survivors and families of those executed say that hundreds of these political prisoners were buried en masse in Khavaran Cemetery, an area in the east of Tehran. After this massacre, this cemetery became a symbol of the seeking justice for the victims of the bloody 80s. The northern part of this cemetery, named Golestan Javid, is the burial place of Bahais, who have been oppressed and persecuted by the Islamic Republic over the years because of their religion. The Islamic Republic made many attempts to destroy the graves or change the burial place of the executed political prisoners by burying the deceased Bahais. Following the protest of Bahai families and survivors, the Islamic Republic, while putting pressure on Bahais, also arrested a number of them.​ <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='53131'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42037/'> HRANA reported that Shadi Shahidzadeh, Mansour Amini, Valiollah Ghadamian, and Attaollah Zafar were each sentenced to five years in prison for the charge of "membership in illegal groups and organizations with the intent to disrupt the security of the country". This sentence was issued by Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari. Also, according to the verdict, additional punishments of two years of ban on leaving the country, two years of ban on residence in Tehran, and two years of ban on membership in political and social groups will be applied to each of the accused. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='53135'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44223/'> HRANA reported that the Court of Appeal sentenced Shadi Shahidzadeh to five years in prison, Attaollah Zafar and Valiollah Ghadamian to two years in prison, and Mansour Amini to three years in prison. This verdict was issued by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province headed by Judge Abbas Ali Houzan and Counselor Khosrow Khalili Mehdriji. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>