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Someone give this man a lift!

Can anyone help Hossein Derakhshan get to the UNESCO conference on free speech in cyberspace?

So does anyone know someone who might be of help, especially in the French councilor in Toronto or in the Embassy in Ottawa?

To give some background info, he is a college student and a leading activist for freedom in Iran. I write a bit about him here. This is what he plans to do there, if he can make it:

At least to embarrass the Iranian delegation which will be arrogant enough to take part in such conference, even with its horrible record of freedom of speech in Cyberspace, and also to inform the UN and its members about the vast and heavy Net censorship in Iran. (I’m even prepared to do this trip on my own expense, if no other funding can I find.)

Definitely a worthy cause. Hopefully someone can point him in the right direction.

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