Milad Goudarzi

Additional Name(s): Milad Goodarzi, میلاد گودرزی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 3 Years' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: November/10/2021

Date of Sentencing: June//2021

Date of Release: March/4/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Milad Goudarzi was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.

In November 2020, authorities raided Goudarzi's home and confiscated his personal belongings, including religious texts.

In May 2021, it was reported that Goudarzi had been charged with "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC).

During the trial process at an unknown date, Goudarzi was arrested and subsequently released on bail after paying 250 million tomans.

In June 2021, Goudarzi was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 40 million tomans.

In August 2021, Goudarzi's sentence was reduced to three years in prison.

On November 10, 2021, Goudarzi was summoned to prison in Karaj to begin his sentence.

In January 2022, it was reported that Goudarzi would received a ten-day leave from prison to celebrate Christmas.

On March 4, 2023, Milad Goodarzi was reportedly released from prison.

Goudarzi was previously arrested in 2017 for similar offenses related to his religious practice.