Iran: Authorities amputate a man’s hand in shocking act of cruelty

Amnesty International is outraged by reports that Iranian authorities have amputated the hand of a man convicted of theft. The amputation, which was conducted by guillotine, took place yesterday in the central prison in Mashhad city in north-eastern Razavi Khorasan province, according to the state-sponsored newspaper Khorasan News.

© Amnestie Internationale - jeudi 18 janvier 2018