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Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker likely won't hear about his motive
3 months ago

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker likely won't hear about his motive

The Independent  

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Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive
3 months ago

Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Jurors picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack likely won’t hear about the fatwa that authorities have said motivated him to act, a prosecutor said Friday. “We’re not going there,” District Attorney Jason Schmidt said during a conference in preparation for the Oct. 15 start of Hadi …

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Salman Rushdie's attacker faces federal terrorism charges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie's attacker faces federal terrorism charges

Hindustan Times  

The man accused of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie in New York two years ago now faces federal terrorism charges for his alleged support of Hezbollah, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday. Salman Rushdie's attacker faces federal terrorism charges The grand-jury indictment charges Hadi Matar, the New Jersey man already facing state murder and assault charges for a …

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Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Man who attacked Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. “We allege that in attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, Hadi Matar committed an …

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Man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie is charged with supporting terrorist group
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie is charged with supporting terrorist group

LA Times  

Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone, left, and Hadi Matar, 24, listen during an arraignment in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, N.Y., on Aug. 18, 2022. Matar, who is accused of severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack in western New York, faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. A man accused of severely injuring author …

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Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

Hindustan Times  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the alleged assailant’s contention that he is entitled to the material as he prepares for trial. Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial Hadi Matar’s lawyers in …

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Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant won’t see author’s private notes before trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant won’t see author’s private notes before trial

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the alleged assailant’s contention that he is entitled to the material as he prepares for trial. Hadi Matar’s lawyers in February subpoenaed Rushdie and publisher Penguin Random House for all source …

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Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
6 months, 1 week ago

Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge

Associated Press  

The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the suspect’s lawyer said. Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail since the 2022 attack, in which he is accused of stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times and blinding …

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Lawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn’t want offered plea deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn’t want offered plea deal

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie is not interested in an offered plea deal that would shorten his time in state prison but expose him to federal prison on a separate terrorism-related charge, his lawyer said Tuesday. Hadi Matar, 26, sat silently in Chautauqua County Court as lawyers outlined a proposal they …

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Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says
8 months ago

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

Hindustan Times  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie is in talks with county and federal prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still be coming, he said Friday. Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could …

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Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says
8 months ago

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The lawyer for the New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie is in talks with county and federal prosecutors to try to resolve existing charges of attempted murder without a trial — as well as potential terrorism-related charges that could still be coming, he said Friday. Barone said Matar faces up to 25 years in …

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Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says
8 months ago

Alleged Rushdie attacker, awaiting trial in New York, could still face federal charges, lawyer says

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie reveals Margaret Thatcher inspired decision to not name knifeman in memoir
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie reveals Margaret Thatcher inspired decision to not name knifeman in memoir

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie, Knife review: Author’s moving, sardonic memoir is not for the squeamish
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie, Knife review: Author’s moving, sardonic memoir is not for the squeamish

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie: Knife author says it ‘may be impossible’ for him to stay in the US if Trump is re-elected
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie: Knife author says it ‘may be impossible’ for him to stay in the US if Trump is re-elected

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie: I dreamt about being stabbed just before the attack
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie: I dreamt about being stabbed just before the attack

The Telegraph  

In August 2022, two days before he was due to appear at an event in Chautauqua, a small town in upstate New York, Sir Salman Rushdie had a dream. ‘At a quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, I was attacked and almost killed by a young man with a knife …

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Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ recounts his stabbing. His press tour has its own revelations
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ recounts his stabbing. His press tour has its own revelations

LA Times  

Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife,” hits shelves on Tuesday, two years after he was nearly killed in a stabbing attack. Rushdie added that he was grateful not to have sustained any brain damage in the attack, telling the BBC, “It meant I was actually still able to be myself.” The 2022 stabbing and its aftermath may be at the core …

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Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir
1 year ago

Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir

Associated Press  

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man charged with stabbing “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie’s upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Matar, 26, who lived in Fairview, New Jersey, has been held without bail since prosecutors said he stabbed Rushdie more than a dozen times …

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Trial postponed for man charged with 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
1 year ago

Trial postponed for man charged with 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

The Independent  

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Trial of man accused of Salman Rushdie attack faces potential delay over author’s memoir
1 year ago

Trial of man accused of Salman Rushdie attack faces potential delay over author’s memoir

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie’s upcoming memoir delays trial of man charged in 2022 stabbing
1 year ago

Salman Rushdie’s upcoming memoir delays trial of man charged in 2022 stabbing

LA Times  

Salman Rushdie, left, was stabbed in 2022. Before standing trial, the man charged in the stabbing of “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie can seek material related to Rushdie’s forthcoming memoir, which details the 2022 attempt on the writer’s life, a New York judge ruled Wednesday. Rushdie, who could testify at the trial, spent years in hiding after the late …

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Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie may be delayed until author's memoir is published
1 year ago

Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie may be delayed until author's memoir is published

The Independent  

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US sanctions Iran-based group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie
2 years, 2 months ago

US sanctions Iran-based group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie

Al Jazeera  

Treasury Department accuses the 15 Khordad Foundation of inciting violence by offering a bounty of more than $3m. The United States has announced sanctions against an Iranian foundation accused of putting out a multimillion-dollar bounty on British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed at a literary event in New York state in August. “Since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s order pronouncing a …

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