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Siavosh Derakhti (Persian: ????? ??????; born July 3, 1991) is a Swedish social activist, founder of Young People Against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia.
In 2016, Derakhti was named by Forbes Magazine to its list of 30 influential leaders under the age of 30.
In recognition of his activism to reduce prejudice and xenophobia, the government of Sweden presented him in 2013 with the Raoul Wallenberg Award, an honor named after the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from Nazi death camps during WWII.
The selection committee said Derakhti set a "positive example" in his hometown of Malmö and throughout Sweden.
"He is a role model for others," the Wallenberg Award committee wrote, "showing through his actions and determination that one person can make a difference." On Nov.
8, 2012, the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism gave Derakhti its first Elsa Award, established by Committee member Henrik Frenkel in memory of his parents to encourage young people to incorporate social media into the battle against Swedish anti-Semitism.

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