# Olivier Vandecasteele

> Olivier Vandecasteele is a Belgian humanitarian aid worker who was arrested and taken state hostage in Iran on 24 February 2022. Following a trial, he was firstly sentenced to 28 years in December 2022, then sentenced to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes in January 2023. Victim of "Hostage Diplomacy", Vandecasteele was kept hostage "in unbearable conditions" in Iran for 456 days. He was released on 26 May 2023. His case is considered to be "a flagrant violation of international law" following the United Nations and Amnesty International.

*Belgian aid worker imprisoned in Iran*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/olivier-vandecasteele

## Identity
- **Born:** 1981-01-19
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/oliviervdc/ (@oliviervdc)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/olivier.vandecasteele.75 (@olivier.vandecasteele.75)
- **LINKEDIN**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivier-vandecasteele-a85717/ (@olivier-vandecasteele-a85717)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14497351/ (@nm14497351)

## Sources
- [Olivier Vandecasteele](https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Vandecasteele)
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- [Olivier Vandecasteele](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Vandecasteele)
- [Olivier Vandecasteele](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Vandecasteele)
- [Olivier Vandecasteele](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Vandecasteele)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115733311)

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