Amputation Sentence Archives - KHRN

July 31, 2025

Iran amputates fingers of three prisoners in Orumiyeh

The Islamic Republic of Iran has amputated the fingers of three prisoners - Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian and Mehdi Shahivand - at Orumiyeh Central Prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)

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April 14, 2025

Three men at risk of amputation as guillotine transfer to Orumiyeh prison planned

Three prisoners are at imminent risk of having their four fingers amputated after the judicial authorities in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, announced that a guillotine would be transferred to

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March 26, 2025

Prisoner appeals to UN, rights groups to prevent planned amputation

Hadi Rostami, a prisoner from Ilam, Ilam Province, has written an open letter to human rights organisations, urging them to intervene and stop the imminent execution of his amputation

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September 10, 2020

The Supreme Court upheld the Amputation Sentence of Four Prisoners

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the amputation sentence of four fingers of the right hand" of three prisoners accused of robbery at Orumiyeh Central Prison, -Hadi

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October 12, 2018

Amputation Sentence for a Detainee Charged with Theft in Orumiyeh

A prisoner detained at Orumiyeh Central Prison charged with robbery was sentenced to hand amputation by Branch 1 of the Criminal Court (Children & Adolescents Division) in Orumiyeh. Kurdistan

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