withldiers were beating me batons, the butter their guns. i was knocked unconscious eventually. i was dragged along the floor and thrown into the side of the street. >> he had gone out to protest after it was reported that a former finance minister was being touted as lebanon's next prime minister. fellow protesters were a angered to the man accused of corruption was being considered, so they blocked the road in protest. the army's response was to beat some of them. >>'s friend had -- had his head could open after he was hit over the head with a baton. he was on local tv, raising hate -- his hands, shouting, you might want blood, but are protesters peaceful. there are concerns that freedom of expression are being curtailed. on friday, human rights watch issued a report that documented not just the physical crackdown on free speech, but how politicians are using laws to imprison those who criticize them.