Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performance

Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering country over 'antisemitic hate speech'

Budapest stated that the band's appearance posed a "national security threat", while Kneecap said the ban was an attempt to "silence those who call out genocide" against Palestinians.

Kneecap banned from entering Hungary for three years for ‘supporting terrorism’

Hungarian government says scheduled performance at Budapest music festival posed a national security threatThe Irish hip-hop band Kneecap have been banned from entering Hungary for three years ahead of their scheduled appearance at a music festival there.The group, who are outspoken supporters of Palestine, were due to perform at Sziget festival on 11 August. But the Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said it had been banned because…

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Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap were banned from entering Hungary ahead of their scheduled performance at the popular Sziget Festival as authorities argued the musicians' presence in the country would constitute a risk to national security.

Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performance

Hungarian authorities have banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from entering the country