Yazdi Mother and Son Sentenced to Combined Total of 14 Years and 6 Months in Prison
Massoumeh Abbari, 63, who suffers from underlying medical conditions, and her son Amin Ahmadi, 41, residents of Yazd, have been sentenced to a combined total of 14 years, 6 months, and one day in prison after months of detention and deprivation of basic legal rights. Abbari has been sentenced to two years in prison, while Ahmadi has been sentenced to 12 years, 6 months, and one day. This mother and son were arrested without presentation of a judicial order and were deprived of contact with family and access to a lawyer for weeks. Currently, the medical condition of both, particularly Amin Ahmadi, has become a serious cause for concern.
According to published reports, Massoumeh Abbari and Amin Ahmadi were arrested on March 3, 2026, following a raid by security forces on their family home in Yazd. Security forces, while searching the residence, arrested this mother and son without presenting a judicial order and transferred them to Yazd Central Prison.
After their arrest, these two individuals were deprived of their initial legal rights for approximately three weeks, including the ability to contact family, visit with relatives, and access to a lawyer. Even the mother and son had no information about each other’s condition during this time.
Such conditions, particularly in cases accompanied by security-related charges, raise serious concerns about the respect for the right to defense and the judicial process. According to a verdict issued by Yazd’s Revolutionary Court, Massoumeh Abbari has been sentenced to two years in prison and Amin Ahmadi to 12 years, 6 months, and one day in prison. In total, the sentences issued for this mother and son amount to 14 years, 6 months, and one day in prison.
Amin Ahmadi, 41, is an agricultural engineer specializing in irrigation systems and has rejected all security-related charges brought against him throughout the legal proceedings. He has characterized the case as a result of security pressures.
Massoumeh Abbari’s physical condition is also one of the main concerns in this case. This 63-year-old woman suffers from several underlying medical conditions and, after nearly five months of detention, was released from prison in late July 2026 due to the deterioration of her physical condition and was hospitalized. However, the condition of her son remains concerning.
After more than six months in detention, Amin Ahmadi continues to be held in Yazd Central Prison and, according to reports, is not in good physical and mental condition.
His attending physician has confirmed the need for specialized treatment, but prison authorities have refused to transfer him to medical facilities outside the prison, and he remains waiting for a legal medical appointment to be scheduled.
The case of Massoumeh Abbari and Amin Ahmadi is not merely about the issuance of two prison sentences; rather, it is an example of widespread concerns about detention, legal proceedings, and the medical care of prisoners in Iran. Depriving a sick prisoner of access to specialized treatment, while physicians have emphasized its necessity, can jeopardize his health and even his life.
On the other hand, the arrest of a mother and child in a security-related case and their deprivation of contact with family, visits, and access to a lawyer during the initial weeks of detention raise serious questions about respect for the rights of the accused.
In this case, Amin Ahmadi has also rejected all security-related charges against him and refused to accept what he characterizes as “case fabrication resulting from security pressures.”
The issuance of a combined total of more than 14 years in prison for this mother and son, coupled with reports of their deprivation of basic legal rights and concerns about their medical condition, has once again drawn attention to the performance of the Islamic Republic’s judicial and security apparatus in dealing with security and political cases.
