Rushdie, Pussy Riot featured at literary gala

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Rushdie, Pussy Riot featured at literary gala

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rushdie-pussy-riot-featured-literary-gala-063054492.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AMKORFT4bHebRO1__1yvIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d526e8dbf565d11530f6a7067005d1a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 29 , 2013, file photo, author Salman Rushdie attends a promotional event of “Midnight’s Children” in Mumbai, India. Rushdie, Toni Morrison and two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot were among the featured speakers at a black-tie event championing freedom of expression. PEN American Center, the literary human rights organization, hosted its annual gala Monday, May 5, 2014, at the American Museum of Natural History. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 29 , 2013, file photo, author Salman Rushdie attends a promotional event of “Midnight’s Children” in Mumbai, India. Rushdie, Toni Morrison and two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot were among the featured speakers at a black-tie event championing freedom of expression. PEN American Center, the literary human rights organization, hosted its annual gala Monday, May 5, 2014, at the American Museum of Natural History. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) â€" On a night championing free expression and featuring speeches by Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison and two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot, no one moved the audience more than the daughter of an imprisoned Chinese dissident.</p><br clear="all"/>

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