Losing a finger on the job is more than a painful injury—it’s a life-altering event that can disrupt your livelihood, limit ...

The brutal punishment of finger amputation is allowed under the Islamic Republic's penal code but is widely condemned as abhorrent and illegal by human rights activists. Amnesty's Middle East ...

This is what Natalie Garcia, 29, from New York, thought when she woke up one morning to find her middle ... She had a ray amputation, which is when doctors bring the remaining fingers closer ...

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Two UN experts on Thursday demanded Iran halt imminent finger amputations for three jailed men, calling the punishment a violation of international law against torture.