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- July 9, 2026 London ceremony, Salman Rushdie warned President Donald Trump’s administration is intensifying pressure on U.S. free expression.
- He said parents can force schools to withdraw books, causing removal of titles like Huckleberry Finn and Beloved.
- Rushdie recalled his August 2022 stabbing and attacker Hadi Matar’s February 2025 conviction and May 2025 25-year sentence.
- He called his novel The Eleventh Hour his first post-attack fiction.
- He said burden of proof lies with the censor.
