These men, who have been convicted of theft, face the brutal punishment of finger amputation under the country’s Islamic Penal Code, a practice that human rights organizations worldwide have condemned ...

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.

UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern at the imminent risk of finger amputation for three men detained in Iran and called for immediate intervention to prevent this irreversible ...

Iran: Authorities are preparing to carry out finger amputation sentences, as early as April 11, against three men imprisoned for theft following grossly unfair trials. Amputation is torture ...

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities are preparing to carry out finger amputation sentences, as early as April 11, 2025, against three men imprisoned for theft following grossly unfair trials ...

Within seconds of arriving on the scene, police officers in eastern Idaho shot a teenager whose family says he is nonverbal and autistic as he stepped toward authorities with a knife from behind a ...

The Iranian authorities are preparing to inflict the cruel and irreversible punishment of finger amputation against three prisoners as early as 11 April, following their torture-tainted convictions in ...

The Iranian authorities are set to carry out finger amputation sentences against three prisoners as early as April 11, Amnesty International warned Friday. The rights group stated that amputation ...

The authorities amputated the fingers of two brothers in the same prison in October 2024 using a guillotine device, raising alarm that they are prepared to carry out further amputation sentences. Sara ...

A CAR park for residents that they're unable to use - because other drivers are taking up all the spaces - will have new gates and fencing installed. Kingdom Housing Association have now been given ...