28-year-old man dies in IRGC custody after torture, rights groups say

A 28-year-old man has died in custody after being subjected to torture following his arrest by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, rights groups reported.

Hossein Ghavi was arrested at his workplace, a tea stall, in March on accusations including filming bombed areas and contact with foreign media, US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) and rights group Karun reported on Saturday.

Ghavi was tortured during detention and later died in custody, according to the reports.

Agents affiliated with the IRGC's intelligence unit informed his family of his death by phone on Thursday but provided no details.

His body has not been returned to the family, the reports said.