About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
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Fmr. US State Dept. official in Tehran Henry Precht on WikiLeaks
The following message was sent to the Gulf2000 email list on December 19, 2010 and is re-printed here below with his permission. Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service officer... -
Iranian blogging pioneer temporarily released from prison
I just filed this latest update to the ongoing Hoder saga. Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan was temporarily released from a Tehran prison, after having been incarcerated for 26 months, according... -
Joint French-Canadian statement in support of Hossein Derakhshan
Joint Declaration by Canada and France (No. 341 – October 20, 2010 – 1:15 p.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and Bernard Kouchner (pictured),...
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Poetry
Rebecca Farivar to publish her first book in 2011
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Hossein Derakhshan
UK Minister for Europe David Lidington speaks out for Hossein Derakhshan
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Hossein Derakhshan
My audio portrait of Hossein Derakhshan (Nov. 2009)
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Canada
Canadian FM Lawrence Cannon on Hossein Derakhshan’s jail sentence
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Hossein Derakhshan
Hossein Derakhshan sentenced to 19.5 years in prison
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Hossein Derakhshan
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë speaks out for Hossein Derakhshan
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Hossein Derakhshan
Hossein Derakhshan’s mother speaks
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Hossein Derakhshan
Canadian government response to Derakhshan case
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Hossein Derakhshan
Hossein Derakhshan awaiting sentencing
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Internet
Morozov, Haystack & Me
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