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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mehdi Mousavian, a protester accused of blinding a policeman’s left eye by throwing a stone is at imminent risk of being blinded after his retribution-in-kind sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Condemning the inhuman mutilation punishment, Iran Human Rights calls on the international community to contact Islamic Republic authorities and use their power to demand Mehdi Mousavian’s sentence be immediately halted.
IHRNGO’s director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, said: “Blinding as a form of punishment is a medieval practice that the Islamic Republic uses to intimidate society. The United Nations should not tolerate blinding as a form of punishment by any of its member states in 2024. We want the international community and all countries with diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic to convey this message that implementing such a punishment will have serious consequences for the Islamic Republic.”
