Iranian authorities told family of Hesam Alaeddin to collect his body after he died in detention in Tehran, Amnesty reports

Amnesty International reports that Hesam Alaeddin was arrested in Tehran in April 2026 while seeking information about his brother, who had been detained over alleged possession of a Starlink device, and died in suspicious circumstances in detention. The family was instructed to collect the body; the circumstances and cause of death remain unexplained in Amnesty's account, and no investigation is reported.