Hatred, chaos and savage beatings in Tehran

This report was written by a witness to events in Tehran this weekend. CNN is not identifying this witness and others who have filed accounts or photos of the protests and violence in Iran and requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.

He was surrounded and pleading for them to stop but six men with clubs, batons and metal rods kept battering a young Iranian man with ruthless force. The swing that keeps replaying in my head was the black baton ... Full Story »

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by Joey Baker - Jun. 15, 2009

Really wish I know who the author was instead of "eyewitness." There are many folks on social networks that could, and would have identified themselves. Aside from that, it's a compelling story, that gets you into the feel of the event no problem.

This is a bit of #CNNfail – glad they did it, but it shows how few feet on the ground they did. Really wish they would have tried harder to find more sources and some that would identify themselves.

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