包括北岛(Bei Dao)、贝岭(Bei Ling)、彭镜禧(Ching-His Perng)、鲁什迪(Salman Rushdie)、艾特伍德(Margaret Atwood)在内的200多位国际知名文学家，2月6日联名发表公开信，谴责俄罗斯的反同性恋法和亵渎法，认为在俄罗斯索契紧锣密鼓筹备冬季奥运会之际，此法规会扼杀创造力。

　　台湾“中央广播电台”报道，200多位文学家在英国《卫报》(Guardian)上发表公开信指出，俄罗斯最近立法，将宗教亵渎以及向未成年者宣传“非传统的性关系”列为违法，尤其会让文学家们陷入危险境地。

　　鲁什迪等人誓言，在看到文学家与记者被迫封口或面临受迫害风险，甚至只因为交流想法就受到严厉惩罚时，他们绝不袖手旁观。

　　公开信中指出，健全的体制必须倾听全体公民各自的声音，国际社会也必须倾听俄罗斯多元的意见。因此，他们敦促俄罗斯当局撤销上述箝制言论自由的法律。

　　鲁什迪对《卫报》说，200多位国际文学家联名发表公开信，对俄罗斯的文学家、艺术家和公民至关重要。俄罗斯当局箝制表达自由的作法让人深感忧虑，此事必须加以处理，以便让俄罗斯具备健全的体制。

　　除了前文所述文学家之外，联署这封公开信的知名人士还有“伟大的美国作家”弗兰岑(Jonathan Franzen)、苏格兰诗人与剧作家达菲(Carol Ann Duffy)、英格兰后现代主义文学家巴恩斯(Julian Barnes)、英国小说家麦克伊万(Ian McEwan)、英格兰犹太裔作家盖曼(Neil Gaiman)等人。

　　另外，联署者也包括4位诺贝尔奖得主，分别为德国作家格拉斯(Gunter Grass)、尼日利亚作家索因卡(Wole Soyinka)、奥地利作家叶利尼克(Elfriede Jelinek)和土耳其作家帕穆克(Orhan Pamuk)。

　　联署公开信的文学家：

　　Aki Kaurismäki, Abdizhamil Nurpeisov, Alejandro Sánchez-Aizcorbe, Alek Popov, Aleksandar Hemon, Alexander Gorodnitskiy, Alexey Simonov, Ali Smith, Alix Ohlin, Anders Heger, Anders Jerichow, Andrea Reiter, Andrei Nekrasov, Andrej Nikolaidis, Angel Cuadra, Annabel Lyon, Anthony Appiah, Antonio Della Rocca, Ariel Dorfman, Arnon Grunberg, Bei Dao, Bei Ling, Bigeldy Gabdullin, Carl Morten Iversen, Carme Arenas, Carol Ann Duffy, Cary Fagan, Charles Foran, Charlotte Gray, Chen Maiping, Ching-His Perng, Christine McKenzie, Christoph Hein, Clayton Ruby, Daniel Cil Brecher, Daniel Leuwers, Daša Drndic, David Bezmozgis, David Malouf, David Van Reybrouck, DBC Pierre, Debbie Ohi, EL Doctorow, Edward Albee, Eeva Park, Elfriede Jelinek, Elif Shafak, Ellen Seligman, Emile Martel, Entela Kasi, Eric Lax, Erwin Mortier, Eugene Benson, Eugene Schoulgin, Evelyn Juers, Francine Prose, Francois Thisdale, Françoise Coulmin, Fred Viebahn, Freya Klier, Gabrielle Alioth, Gao Yu, George Melnyk, Gert Heidenreich, Gioconda Belli, Gloria Guardia, Günter Grass, Günter Kunert, Guy Stern, Haroon Siddiqui, Helaine Becker, Helen Garner, Herkus Kuncius, Hori Takeaki, Ian McEwan, Igor Irteniev, Ilija Trojanow, Indrek Koff, Ingo Schulze, Irina Surat, Jane Urquhart, Janice Williamson, Janne Teller, Jarkko Tontti, Jean-Luc Despax, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jennifer Clement, Jennifer Egan, Jennifer Lanthier, Jo Glanville, Jo Hermann, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, John Ashbery, John Massey, John Ralston Saul, Joke van Leeuwen, Jon Lee Anderson, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Lethem, Josef Haslinger, Jostein Gaarder, Jukka Koskelainen, Jukka Laajarinne, Julian Barnes, Karen Connelly, Katherine Govier, Kätlin Kaldmaa, Kirsty Gunn, Kjell Westö, Klaus Staeck, Kyo Maclear, Larry Siems, Laurel Croza, Laurence Paton, Lauri Otonkoski, Lawrence Hill, Leena Parkkinen, Linwood Barclay, LIU Di, Lorna Crozier, Louise Dennys, Lucina Kathmann, Ludmila Ulitskaya, Ma Jian, Ma Thida, Magda Carneci, Margaret Atwood, Margie Orford, Marian Botsford Fraser, Mark Harris, Markéta Hejkalová, Markus Nummi, Marsha Skrypuch, Masha Gessen, Max Alhau, Michael Guggenheimer, Michael Krueger, Michael MacLennan, Michael Ondaatje, Michelle de Kretser, Miriam Cosic, Myrna Kostash, Nadezda Cacinovic, Neetha Barclay, Neil Bissoondath, Neil Gaiman, Nelofer Pazira, Niels Barfoed, Nino Ricci, Ola Larsmo, Oleg Khlebnikov, Olga Kuchkina, Orhan Pamuk, Patricia Storms, Patrick Lane, Paul Auster, Per Wästberg, Peter Godwin, Peter Normann Waage, Peter Schneider, Peter Stamm, Peter von Bagh, Philip Slayton, Philippe Pujas, QI Jiazhen, Raficq Abdulla, Ralph Giordano, Raymond Louw, Rein Raud, René Appel, Riikka Pelo, Robert Chang, Rohinton Mistry, Ron Deibert, Russell Banks, Salman Rushdie, Sarah Slean, Sergey Gandlevskiy, Sheila Heti, Sheree Fitch, Simon Racioppa, Siri Hustvedt, Sirpa Kähkönen, Sjón, Smagul Yelubay, Sofi Oksanen, Sreko Horvat, Steven Galloway, Susan Coyne, Susin Nielsen, Suzanne Nossel, Sylvestre Clancier, Tanis Rideout, Terry Fallis, Thomas Keneally, Tienchi Martin-Liao, Tomica Bajsic, Tone Peršak, Tony Cohan, Tony Kushner, Ulrich Beck, Uwe Timm, Valery Nikolayev, Veronika Dolina, Vida Ognjenovic, Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen, Vincent Lam, Vladislav Bajac, William Nygaard, William Schwalbe, Wole Soyinka, Yang Lian, Yann Martel, Yuri Ryashentsev, Zhang Yu, Zhao Shiying.