Rights groups say Iranian prisoners face finger amputations
The eight men are expected to have their fingers amputated using a guillotine machine soon, Amnesty International reports.
Eight imprisoned men in Iran are set to have their fingers amputated for alleged theft after rights groups said at least three of the men were convicted in grossly unfair trials.
Iranian authorities have informed the prisoners that they will face a guillotine machine in the coming days, Amnesty International said Friday.
According to the rights organization, the eight men were all convicted of robbery and are currently held in a Tehran prison. Two of the prisoners went on hunger strike in late May to protest their sentences. They ended it days later when officials said they would be pardoned.
Human rights activists say a guillotine machine arrived at the medical center of Iran’s notorious Evin prison last month and it has already been used to conduct at least one amputation.
