US EditionIran amputates hands of two convicted thieves
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Amputations are rare but not new in Iran, where the Islamic Penal Code allows corporal punishment for certain crimes The Iranian authorities have amputated the hands of
Amputation Sentences Carried Out in Isfahan
A Clear Violation of Human Dignity and Fundamental Human Rights In one of the latest and most flagrant examples of human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, judicial authorities in Isfahan Province have confirmed the execution of amputation sentences for two prisoners in the city’s central prison. The sentences, reportedly carried out based on charges of “hudud and ta’zir theft” as well as “deliberate damage and injury,” have spar…
The Iranian authorities have pulled out the hands of two men convicted of more thefts and other offences in the central Isfahan province, a rare punish imposed on them by the Iranian criminal code.
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