Authorities carry out the court-ordered punishment of the amputation of three fingers of a convicted thief, January 24, 2013. The 29-year-old man was convicted for being part of a 10-member gang that carried out burglaries in the city and for having “illegal relations”, according to the Mehr news agency. He was sentenced to the amputation, the confiscation of his property and three years in prison. (Photo by Mohsen Tavarro/Associated Press)
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