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Blinding-by-acid sentence
Iranian judiciary faced with another blinding sentence
The head of the Iranian judiciary, Ayatollah Larijani, is once again considering a “ghesas” sentence for a man convicted of blinding another man by throwing acid in his face. » read more
Former Iranian president commends Bahrami act of mercy
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami praised Amaneh Bahrami, the victim of an acid attack, for sparing her attacker from the sentence of being blinded by acid. » read more
Bahrami spares her assailant blinding by acid
Amaneh Bahrami, the Iranian woman who was blinded by an acid attack to her face, has halted the ghesas sentence handed to her assailant. » read more
Debate surrounding Iran's first blinding-by-acid sentence
In the past month, the Iranian media has been awash with news of the first blinding-by-acid sentence issued by the Iranian judiciary. Majid Movahedi, an Iranian man, was convicted of throwing acid on the face of Amaneh Bahrami, an Iranian woman who rejected his marriage proposal. Bahrami was left blind in both eyes and severely disfigured by the attack and her assailant has been in prison for the past seven years. » read more
