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Iranian officials must be held accountable for amputating the fingers of two men

By Amnesty International

Iranian authorities used a guillotine machine to amputate the fingers of a man convicted of theft on 27 July 2022, Amnesty International can confirm. Pouya Torabi, who is in his late thirties, was transferred on an emergency basis to a hospital immediately after his fingers were cut off in the presence of several officials and […] The post Iranian officials must be held accountable for amputating the fingers of two men appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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