'We're here for you': Even as safety concerns loom, hundreds of writers come out in Salman Rushdie support

On Thursday, Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and assault. The 24-year-old suspect is accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie, 75, last week as the author prepared to give a speech on artistic freedom at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York state.

Salman Rushdie's attacker pleads 'not guilty' to second degree murder and assault charges

Police on Saturday charged Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant Hadi Matar with attempted murder and assault with a weapon. Hadi had attacked Salman Rushdie as he sat on stage at the Chautauqua Institution on Friday and stabbed him multiple times.

Salman Rushdie's attacker appears in court, pleads not guilty