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‘Free in speech but imprisoned when moving’: A look at writers facing death threats

The attack on Salman Rushdie in New York state on August 12 highlights the plight of other writers threatened with death, who are forced to live every moment in a state of fear. FRANCE 24 takes a look at numerous writers around the world who have received death threats.

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Hafta 394: Release of Bilkis Bano's rapists, stabbing of Salman Rushdie, Rohingya refugees

This week on NL Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Mehraj D Lone of Newslaundry are joined by Mahesh Langa, senior assistant editor of the Hindu.

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Safety concerns loom as writers show public support for Rushdie

Under the watch of counterterrorism officers and police in tactical gear, hundreds of people gathered in front of the New York Public Library on Friday to show support for Salman Rushdie, the author stabbed multiple times at a literary event a week ago.

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Authors and friends rally and read for Salman Rushdie

Friends and fellow authors have spoken out on Salman Rushdie's behalf during a rally on the steps of the main branch of the New York Public Library

The Independent UK

Inside Iran’s worst Fatwa with 30,000 hanged in just two months in industrial slaughter

WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: Ayatollah Khomeini - who issued a Fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his Satanic Verses book in 1989 - had issued a similar edict condemning 30,000 of Iran's political prisoners

Daily Mirror

Paul Auster, Aasif Mandvi and others support Salman Rushdie with public readings

Writers Jeffrey Eugenides, Roya Hakakian, Kiran Desai, Tina Brown, Gay Talese and others gave live readings from the author's work as he recovered from a brutal attack.

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Salman Rushdie: writers gather in New York to read author’s works in solidarity

Event organized by Pen America champions freedom to write after novelist survived assassination attempt last week

The Guardian - US

Scot put under fatwa speaks out on Salman Rushdie and free speech

BEFORE Salman Rushdie moved to the US, there were only two residents in the UK subject to a fatwa – an Islamic legal edict that can be placed on…

The National (Scotland)

Hezbollah chief has no immediate comment on Rushdie stabbing

The head of Lebanon's pro-Iran group Hezbollah said on Friday he had no immediate comment on the stabbing attack against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie in the United States because the group was still gathering information.

Reuters

Democrats Attempt To Boost Midterm Fortunes by Pitching Inflation Reduction Bill That Won't Reduce Inflation

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Reason

Editorial: An attack on Rushdie — and free society

In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then the supreme leader of Iran, issued a fatwa that called for the killing of author Salman Rushdie for his portrayal of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."

Tribune News Service

Since 1989, threats to Salman Rushdie have sparked support and debate on free speech

Last week's attack has reignited debates over free speech, censorship and offensiveness that were already heated back in 1989, when an op-ed by a former president called Rushdie's book an "insult."

WEKU

US Court Orders Rushdie Stabber Remain Held

A court in New York ordered that the man accused in the stabbing attack on novelist Salman Rushdie remain held. Hadi Matar was arraigned at the Chautauqua County Courthouse on an indictment returned earlier by a grand jury that charged him with one count of second-degree attempted murder, which carries…

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Friday briefing: Why this year’s A-level cohort might be the ‘unluckiest of all’

In today’s newsletter: They were the first year group to miss their GCSEs, and the first to sit A-level exams since the dawn of the pandemic – what do their results tell us?

The Independent UK

Iran deal tantalizingly close but US faces new hurdles

Last week’s attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says Pakistan’s Imran Khan

In a wide-ranging Guardian interview, the former prime minister says he understands anger The Satanic Verses created ‘but you can’t justify what happened’

The Independent UK

Man accused of attacking Sir Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty

Judge David Foley refused to grant Hadi Matar, 24, bail.

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A judge denies bail for the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

The Chautauqua County district attorney said that Hadi Matar stabbed the author a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.

Reuters

Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder, assault

The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges on Thursday and was held without bail.

Reuters

Literary institution where Salman Rushdie was attacked ramps up security

Chautauqua Institution, the bucolic New York retreat where Salman Rushdie was attacked last week, has added new security measures, including requiring photo identification and passing through metal detectors prior to entering its venues.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling: Harry Potter author’s argument with Joanne Harris over trans views explained

Rowling has accused the ‘Chocolat’ author of failing to defend her due to her views on transgender people

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Rushdie attack shows the hard truths of Iran’s soft power

My Iranian friends take great pride in the enormous global influence of their cultural heritage. From the Taj Mahal in India to American greeting cards with quotations from Rumi, the markers of Persian civilization are ancient and modern, sublime and ridiculous — but above all, ubiquitous.

Wales Online

Sir Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker ‘surprised’ by author’s survival

Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty through his lawyer

The Independent UK

Sir Salman Rushdie’s attacker ‘surprised’ to learn of the author’s survival

Hadi Matar said Sir Salman was ‘someone who attacked Islam’ but did not confirm that his actions were driven by Iran’s fatwa.

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