In what was seen as tacit backing of Mr. Valdivieso's investigation, American authorities canceled Mr. Vazquez's visa to the United States three weeks ago.

Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani said on Monday that the "Indian government should cancel his visa as Rushdie had annoyed the religious sentiments of Muslims in the past".

Snoop Dogg was due to attend the ceremony, but the Department of Immigration and Citizenship cancelled his visa on the basis of "character" issues.

Doing so will cancel your Chinese visa and limit your stay.

The officials at Cairo airport first stamped her passport but then cancelled her visa after realizing she was a Bahraini activist.

American officials said they are continuing to review whether to cancel Mr. Carrillo Olea's visa.

Last week the Vice Chancellor of an influential Islamic seminary in India called on the government there to block Mr Rushdie's visit by "cancelling his visa".

The immigration officer canceled Mr. Geres's visa, barred him from the United States for five years and put him on a plane back to Europe.

But when he got to the Zurich airport last week, bound for Bucharest, he was told that the Romanian Government had canceled his visa.

The Justice Ministry announced that it would cancel Mr. Rohter's visa and said the article was "offensive to the honor of the president."