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Reading from the Satanic Verses in Jaipur (2012)

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 On Friday, over lunch, I heard the news that Salman Rushdie would not be attending the Jaipur Literature Festival. His visit had been in doubt for some time.

Posted on January 22nd, 2012

1001 Chairs for Ai Weiwei (April 17th 2011)

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1001 chairs for Ai Weiwei
1001 chairs for Ai Weiwei
1001 chairs for Ai Weiwei
1001 chairs for Ai Weiwei

 Ai Weiwei has not been seen since April 3rd. Here are a few images from today's shambolic but well-attended protest outside the Consulate of the PRC in Manhattan. 

Posted on April 17th, 2011

Address to European Writers Parliament 25th November 2010

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What are we doing here?

Posted on November 25th, 2010

The Crime and Punishment of Yang Yunbiao (2008)

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 In 2008, in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, I participated in a PEN event intended to highlight human rights abuses in China. This is a video of a text I read at that event.

Posted on November 4th, 2009
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