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| Britain |
| 'Death threats to writer must be withdrawn' |
| 2004-12-25 |
| Sikh leaders today called for protesters to withdraw death threats against a playwright who is believed to be in hiding after violent demonstrations over her controversial stage show. The British Sikh Consultative Forum said it regretted that peaceful protests over the play Bezhti got out of control and turned to violence outside the Birmingham Repertory Theatre last weekend. The theatre was forced to cancel further performances and author Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti received several threats over the fictional play's depiction of rape and murder in a Sikh temple. The national body of Sikh organisations today issued a statement stressing it did not support any form of threat to the life or security of the play's author. It said: "We unequivocally appeal to anyone who may have made these threats to withdraw them. They have no endorsement from the Sikh community. |
| Posted by:Fred |