Earlier I noted the escape to the U.S. of an Iranian student protestor, Ahmed Batebi, who had been tortured and sentenced to death in Iran for appearing on the cover of The Economist.

In its July 10 print edition, the magazine reports that Batebi “seems to be enjoying America. He praises the way ‘people have the opportunity to become who they want to be.’ Shortly after he arrived, he posted a picture of himself in front of the Capitol on his Farsi-language blog, with the caption: ‘Your hands will never touch me again.’”