FRANCE: TASLIMA NASREEN PRESS CONFERENCE

(24 Nov 1994) Nat/Sot

Taslima Nasrin, the Bangladeshi author sentenced to death by Muslim fundamentalists, says she will return to her country for trial, providing the government guarantees her safety.

She's been talking in Paris on the first leg of a ten-day visit to France.

Security was tight as Taslima Nasrin arrived from Sweden where she fled in August.

The 32 year-old doctor and novelist landed at Charles De Gaulle airport three hours earlier than scheduled to ensure her safety.

At an airport press conference, she said she wants to return to her country, no matter the risks.

SOUNDBITE:

"I do not know what will happen in trial. My lawyers are looking after my case. And if the court decide to punish me for two years still, I think nobody can give me a guarantee that I will be safe in prison. But if Bangladesh government give a guarantee that I will be safe in prison, then I have to go back to my country.'
SUPER CAPTION: Taslima Nasrin, Bangladeshi Writer

Nasrin says she will not stop writing, even if she is put in prison.

SOUNDBITE:

"I am not afraid of fundamentalists. If I afraid fundamentalists, I will stop my writing, I will stop my pen. But I did not stop my writing, I continue my fight against fundamentalists because I think that I have a responsibility to do something for my society for a better society. So I am not afraid."
SUPER CAPTION: Taslima Nasrin, Bangladeshi Writer.

Nasrin plans to visit Spain, Switzerland and Austria before returning to Bangladesh. Her trial is due to start on December 10.

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