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| Bangladeshi writer moved to Delhi | |
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| Controversial Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen has been moved out of the western Indian city of Jaipur to a location in Delhi. | |
| Ms Nasreen had flown from Calcutta to Jaipur on Thursday after violent protests by Muslims. | Ms Nasreen had flown from Calcutta to Jaipur on Thursday after violent protests by Muslims. |
| But she has now been transported to the Indian capital, Delhi, for her safety. | |
| On Wednesday, police in Calcutta used tear gas and baton charges to control crowds calling for her Indian visa to be cancelled. | On Wednesday, police in Calcutta used tear gas and baton charges to control crowds calling for her Indian visa to be cancelled. |
| Rioters blocked roads and set cars alight. At least 43 people were hurt. More than 100 arrests were made. | Rioters blocked roads and set cars alight. At least 43 people were hurt. More than 100 arrests were made. |
| Critics say she called for the Koran to be changed to give women greater rights, something she denies. | Critics say she called for the Koran to be changed to give women greater rights, something she denies. |
| Death threats | Death threats |
| Ms Nasreen fled Bangladesh in the early 1990s after death threats and has spent the last three years in Calcutta after a long stay in Europe. | Ms Nasreen fled Bangladesh in the early 1990s after death threats and has spent the last three years in Calcutta after a long stay in Europe. |
| Indian intelligence officials say Ms Nasreen was flown out of Calcutta in a special plane to Delhi from where she was taken to Jaipur in the western state of Rajasthan. | Indian intelligence officials say Ms Nasreen was flown out of Calcutta in a special plane to Delhi from where she was taken to Jaipur in the western state of Rajasthan. |
| She spent Thursday night at a hotel in Jaipur under heavy security, the police said. | She spent Thursday night at a hotel in Jaipur under heavy security, the police said. |
| Early on Friday, Ms Nasreen moved out of the hotel and sped away with a police convoy towards the main road linking Jaipur with Delhi, the BBC's Narayan Bareth in Jaipur says. | Early on Friday, Ms Nasreen moved out of the hotel and sped away with a police convoy towards the main road linking Jaipur with Delhi, the BBC's Narayan Bareth in Jaipur says. |
| Taslima Nasreen's Indian visa is valid until March 2008. | Taslima Nasreen's Indian visa is valid until March 2008. |
| Ms Nasreen faced death threats in Bangladesh | Ms Nasreen faced death threats in Bangladesh |
| Wednesday's trouble in Calcutta began after the predominantly Muslim All-India Minority Forum called for blockades on major roads in the city. | Wednesday's trouble in Calcutta began after the predominantly Muslim All-India Minority Forum called for blockades on major roads in the city. |
| The group said Ms Nasreen had "seriously hurt Muslim sentiments". Many Muslims say her writing ridicules Islam. | The group said Ms Nasreen had "seriously hurt Muslim sentiments". Many Muslims say her writing ridicules Islam. |
| The army was called out and a night curfew imposed. | The army was called out and a night curfew imposed. |
| The All-India Minority Forum says Taslima Nasreen's Indian visa should be revoked and she should be forced to leave the country. | The All-India Minority Forum says Taslima Nasreen's Indian visa should be revoked and she should be forced to leave the country. |
| In August this year, she was attacked in the southern city of Hyderabad during a lecture by Muslims upset by her remarks on the Prophet Muhammed and the Koran. | In August this year, she was attacked in the southern city of Hyderabad during a lecture by Muslims upset by her remarks on the Prophet Muhammed and the Koran. |