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Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize for her ‘unflinching’ writing

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LONDON — Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy, currently facing the threat of prosecution over historic comments on Kashmir 14 years ago, was on Thursday honoured with the prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2024 for her “unflinching and unswerving” writings. The prize, established in 2009 by the charity English PEN, defends freedom of expression and celebrates literature […]
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Delhi LG sanctions prosecution of Arundhati Roy, former Kashmiri professor in 2010 ‘provocative speeches’ case

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NEW DELHI — Delhi Lieutenant Governor has sanctioned prosecution for Novelist Arundhati Roy and former International Law Professor in Central University of Kashmir Professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain in regards to a case related to their comments on Kashmir in 2010, The Hindu reported quoting sources from the Raj Niwas said on October 10. Sources, according […]