(Jerusalem Post) Nir Boms and Reza Bulorchi - Although torture had been banned in Iran's 1979 constitution, it remains the mullahs' weapon of choice in dealing with dissidents. In the lexicon of the mullahs, lashing, amputations, eye-gouging, and stoning to death are not considered torture. This past weekend, the state-run daily Kayhan reported that four prisoners had been sentenced to death for "waging war on God" and "corrupting the Earth," a charge usually saved for political dissidents. The daily added that the right hand and left leg of two other prisoners will be amputated.
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