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WRITERS visiting from abroad are “humiliated” by border and customs checks, the head of the Edinburgh Book Festival said today.
Nick Barley said one author had been told to supply his marriage certificate, his daughter's birth certificate and bank statements, before being sent for biometric testing.
The literary celebration is due to open on Saturday, but Mr Barley said they are still awaiting visas for four people scheduled to take part.
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Held at a last-minute undisclosed venue amid fear of disruption, a Women’s Rights Network event brought together authors and activists, offering a day of debate on feminism’s past, present and future. JADE MIDDLETON reports
Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER