Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism
NPR NewsCenter-LeftEN 1 min read 100% complete by The Associated PressOctober 30, 2025 at 02:31 AM
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Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka believes his U.S. non-resident visa was revoked due to comments he made criticizing President Donald Trump. Soyinka, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, compared Trump to Ugandan dictator Idi Amin during a speech at the University of Lagos. The visa revocation occurred after Soyinka had applied for an extension to visit the United States for academic purposes and literary events. This incident highlights tensions between free speech and travel restrictions based on political statements.
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