January 31, 2007 8:16AM 

# If You’re in New York and Can Spare a Little Time, You Could Spare a Life 

By [Tom G. Palmer](https://www.cato.org/people/tom-g-palmer) 

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Former Cato Institute interns and New York residents Constantino Diaz-Duran and Chris Kilmer are organizing an effort on behalf of an Egyptian student they’ve never met who faces a terrible penalty for writing his opinions on his personal blog. The event will take place Wednesday, January 31 starting at 3:30 pm at the Egyptian Consulate in New York at 1110 2nd Avenue, between E. 58th and E. 59th.

Kareem is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday. A respectful message to the [Egyptian government](http://www.egyptembassy.net/contactus.cfm) — whether in front of the Consulate or by email, fax, or phone — encouraging them to do the right thing and let him go could save a young man’s life.

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