Fatemeh Abbasi, a 34-year-old mother and one of the thousands detained during the January 2026 Iran protests, has been transferred to Evin Prison. After being arrested alongside her father, she has now been sentenced to a heavy 25-year prison term after extraction of forced confessions under torture.
Her father, Mohammad Abbasi faces a death sentence related to the same case.
Forced Confessions Under Torture
Disturbing reports regarding the detention of Fatemeh Abbasi indicate that she was subjected to severe physical and psychological pressure to extract forced confessions. Based on these coerced statements, obtained under torture and lacking any legal merit, the judiciary has sentenced her to 25 years in prison following a summary trial that bypassed the most fundamental principles of due process.
According to informed sources, the proceedings were marred by significant judicial irregularities, with no credible evidence presented to substantiate the charges. Abbasi’s family maintains that the case is built on a fabricated narrative orchestrated by security agencies. They emphasize that there is no evidence placing her at the scene of the incident; furthermore, available video evidence presented in court fails to show their presence at the location.
Evin Prison and Family’s Grave Concerns
Fatemeh Abbasi’s recent transfer follows a distressing period of enforced disappearance. This treatment is a systematic tactic frequently employed against those detained during Iran’s nationwide protests, aimed at breaking their resolve through prolonged isolation and torture. Having been kept in the dark regarding her whereabouts for weeks, her family is now gravely concerned for her physical and mental well-being, especially given the severe torture she endured during interrogation.
Legacy of the January Uprising: 50,000 Detainees
Widespread 2026 protests first erupted in late December 2025 in Tehran amid an economic crisis marked by a collapsing currency and soaring inflation. The protests then quickly escalated into a broader anti-regime uprising that spread across multiple cities.
While thousands were killed by direct gunfire as the Iranian regime’s security forces moved to crush the protests, the scale of the crackdown extended further; official sources of the Iranian Resistance report that detainees during the uprising numbered 50,000.
Thousands of these detainees are young women. Reports indicate a humanitarian crisis inside prisons, where many arrested during the Iran protests remain without legal counsel.
