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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under anti-terror laws in India

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A top Indian official has allowed the prosecution of celebrated Indian author Arundhati Roy, who faces charges under anti-terror laws for a “provocative” speech made in 2010.

The 62-year-old Booker Prize-winning novelist has been an outspoken critic of the Narendra Modi administration for its controversial policies and laws targeting minorities. as well as more broadly on social injustice in India.

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