Sweden's minister for culture defended freedom of speech at a literary awar...
STOCKHOLM - Sweden’s minister for culture defended freedom of speech at a literary award ceremony for detained bookseller Gui Minhai in Stockholm on Friday, after Beijing’s ambassador threatened to ban her from entering China if she attended the prize-giving.
Svenska PEN, a literary organization awarded Gui Minhai the 2019 Tucholsky Prize, praising his work in the service of free speech. An empty chair symbolically represented the writer at the ceremony in Stockholm on Friday. China’s ambassador to Stockholm had earlier threatened that Lind would be banned from entering China if she attended the ceremony.
The Chinese embassy in Stockholm did not immediately respond to phone calls and emails requesting comment. Sweden’s foreign ministry said its view remained that China should release Gui Minhai and that it had contacted Chinese authorities over the ambassador’s statements.
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