They Risked Their Lives To Vote

Afghan men in Herat province show their bandaged hands after their fingers
were cut off by the Taliban for voting.
Photograph: Mohammad Shoib/Reuters

More than 60 people were killed in Taliban attacks on Saturday, with dozens more injured including 11 men whose index fingers were cut off by the Taliban because they were stained with the indelible ink that marked them out as voters.

Meanwhile during last week's election just 52% of Ontarians exercised their right to vote.

The Guardian