Iran: Inside Evin Prison.

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Inside Evin

http://tehranbureau.com/evin/





Dispatch from Tehran | 8 July 2009

I was arrested walking home in the immediate aftermath of the election at a busy square in the city center. Chaos reigned: chants, stones, batons, teargas.

I felt a heavy slap land on my shoulder. Briefly, the thought of a close friend with a misplaced sense of humor came to mind. Turning, a black-helmeted riot guard towered over me: “You’re the one who gave my soldier a black eye!”

In total shock, I stammered I was not a protester, but the club descended nonetheless as I was dragged and shoved into a bus.

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