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Irish Rappers Kneecap Deny Hezbollah Support After Terror Charge

Irish rappers Kneecap on Thursday denied supporting a proscribed group and vowed to defend themselves after a singer was charged with a "terror" offence for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London concert.

International Business Times

Rap trio Kneecap issue statement as member faces terror charge

IRISH rap group Kneecap have issued a statement after one of their members was charged with terror offences ...

The National (Scotland)

Kneecap say terror charge is ‘carnival of distraction’ and ‘political policing’

The Met said a member of the group had been charged with a terror offence

Evening Standard

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Member of Irish rap trio Kneecap charged with a terror offense in UK

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh - who performs under the stage name Mo Chara - will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court next month, the Metropolitan Police says.

Euronews

Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with ‘terrorism’ offence

British police say Mo Chara displayed a flag of Lebanon’s Hezbollah at a concert.

Al Jazeera

Kneecap rapper charged with terrorism offence over alleged Hezbollah flag at London gig

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh accused of displaying banned flag in breach of UK terrorism laws

The Guardian - UK

Questions swirl over Kneecap's Wide Awake headline slot after terror offence charge

A member of rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Kneecap member charged with terrorism offence over flag displayed at London gig

Liam O’Hanna is due to appear in court on 18 June

The Independent UK

Kneecap member charged with terror offence, police confirm

A MEMBER of the Irish language rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said ...

The National (Scotland)

Star of rap group Kneecap charged with terrorism offence over Hezbollah flag

The 27-year-old is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18.

Evening Standard

All the celebrities and famous faces backing Gary Lineker amid antisemitism row

Alan Shearer, Lord Sugar and rap group Kneecap are among those to have shown their support for Gary Lineker

Evening Standard

UK and Irish governments should ‘consider their actions’ over Kneecap funding

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the actions of the the band amounted the ‘glorification of terrorism’.

Evening Standard

Irish rappers turned Fox News villains

Belfast rap trio Kneecap made global headlines at Coachella — and right-wing enemies. It's a classic Irish story

Salon

Self Esteem says she is ‘comfortable sharing’ Glastonbury line-up with Kneecap

Self Esteem is due to perform at Glastonbury and said she thinks it is ‘important’ that the Irish band perform.

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Euronews

Radiohead star Jonny Greenwood speaks out on cancelled shows with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa

June concerts featuring Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Israel-born Dudu Tassa have been cancelled after "credible threats". Greenwood has stated: "Intimidating venues into pulling our shows won't help achieve the peace and justice everyone in the Middle East deserves"

The Guardian - UK

Jonny Greenwood and Israeli musician Dudu Tassa condemn ‘silencing’ after UK concerts pulled

After two performances were cancelled over threats linked to protests against Israel, the duo said the actions were ‘self-evidently a method of censorship’

Evening Standard

Billy Bragg says open letter from music stars defending Kneecap ‘lacks nuance’

The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command is investigating two videos, one of which allegedly shows the band calling for the deaths of MPs.

Evening Standard

Kneecap’s manager says rap trio ‘happy to meet’ Sir David Amess’ daughter

The hip-hop group apologised to the family of Sir David after footage emerged from a gig allegedly showing one member saying ‘kill your local MP’.

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Evening Standard

Kneecap teases new music after counter-terrorism officers launch investigation

Footage emerged in which a member of the Irish rap group appeared to say: ‘The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.’

Evening Standard

OPINION - Why Kneecap should play Glastonbury: 'to deplatform them is dangerous'

Kneecap are at the centre of a media storm but - as the bands Sleaford Mods, SOFT PLAY and The Horrors tell us, if they are removed from the bill at Glastonbury, that will set a precedent for creative self-censorship

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection

In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections

The Independent UK

Every Kneecap show cancelled so far amid police investigation

Venues have offered refunds to ticketholders but some fans are not happy

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney urged to 'speak out' on pro-Israeli artists after Kneecap comments

John Swinney has been urged to speak out about pro-Israeli artists performing in Glasgow after he called for Kneecap to be axed from TRNSMT

The Independent UK

Minister: No-one in the House of Commons wants Kneecap to play Glastonbury

The Belfast band are being investigated by counter-terrorism police after videos emerged allegedly showing the band calling for the deaths of MPs.

Euronews

Artists support Kneecap as UK counterterror police confirm investigation

London’s Metropolitan Police force has issued a statement saying that further investigation is needed regarding two controversial videos. Politicians are putting pressure on festivals to axe Kneecap from their line-ups, while an open letter has been signed by various artists to support the trio.

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