A Canadian journalist tells how he was mistaken for a protester and dragged off by Iranian government thugs:
I was walking by a checkpoint and an officer grabbed me and forced
me onto a motorcycle. As soon as we stopped, I was grabbed from the
bike by another officer and slapped across the head. Seven officers ran
up to join in the slapping, and one punched me in the head. A large
officer, about 6 foot 4 and dressed in camouflage, grabbed me by the
neck, pinching my jugular but not my windpipe. His leather gloves cut
through my skin and I was pinned against a van, my arm bent high behind
my back.
I was then thrown onto a second motorcycle with one police officer
in front of me and another behind, slapping me more and cursing during
the quick ride around the corner.
