Hossein Ghavi

حسین غاوی

Also known as سیلاوی

28 years old · Ahvaz · Khuzestan Province

Died in custody

Life

• He ran a tea kiosk in the Zargan area in the north of Ahvaz
  Persian original

  اداره یک دکه چای‌فروشی در منطقه زرگان در شمال اهواز را بر عهده داشت

• Tea seller (ghorfeh-ye chai-forushi, tea stall), person with a disability
  Persian original

  Teeverkäufer (غرفه چای‌فروشی), Mensch mit Behinderung

• As the sole breadwinner of the household
  Persian original

  به‌عنوان تنها نان‌آور خانه

• Hossein Ghavi had a disability in his leg and, as the sole breadwinner of the household, ran a tea kiosk in the Zargan area in the north of Ahvaz.
  Persian original

  حسین غاوی از ناحیه پا دارای معلولیت بود و به‌عنوان تنها نان‌آور خانه، اداره یک دکه چای‌فروشی در منطقه زرگان در شمال اهواز را بر عهده داشت.

How they died

• He, who had been arrested by IRGC intelligence on the charge of filming areas destroyed in the attacks by America and Israel, lost his life in the detention centre
  Persian original

  به اتهام فیلم‌برداری از مناطق تخریب شده در حملات آمریکا و اسرائیل از سوی اطلاعات سپاه بازداشت شده بود، در بازداشتگاه جان باخت

• This victim had been tortured during his detention
  Persian original

  این قربانی در دوران بازداشت تحت شکنجه قرار گرفته بود

• He, who had been arrested by IRGC intelligence on the charge of filming areas destroyed in the attacks by America and Israel, lost his life in the detention centre.
  Persian original

  به اتهام فیلم‌برداری از مناطق تخریب شده در حملات آمریکا و اسرائیل از سوی اطلاعات سپاه بازداشت شده بود، در بازداشتگاه جان باخت.

• This victim had been tortured during his detention.
  Persian original

  این قربانی در دوران بازداشت تحت شکنجه قرار گرفته بود.

After their death

• In contact with the family, the security forces gave no information about the conditions of detention and the manner of death of this citizen
  Persian original

  نیروهای امنیتی در تماس با خانواده اطلاعاتی درباره شرایط نگهداری و نحوه مرگ تیم شهروند ارائه ندادند

• His body has also not been handed over to his family as of the writing of this report
  Persian original

  پیکر او نیز تا لحظه تنظیم این خبر به خانواده‌اش تحویل نشده است

• His body has also not been handed over to his family as of the writing of this report.
  Persian original

  پیکر او نیز تا لحظه تنظیم این خبر به خانواده‌اش تحویل نشده است.

Sources

1. HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)
2. Iran International — memorial map
3. Iran International
4. Iran International

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

Listed in

• Died in detention and prison
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Khuzestan Province
• Ahvaz

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