The Price of Free Speech
Press Coverage
Britain Denies Entry to 2 U.S. Commentators Who Denounced Israel
The authorities did not say why they had barred Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, who have popular social media channels, but said their presence “may not be conducive to the public good.”
US political commentators denied entry to UK by Home Office
Two left-wing content creators have been blocked from entering the United Kingdom after they said the Home Office revoked their visas.
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK – podcast
The leftwing American commentator Cenk Uygur talks about the ban on him and his nephew, Hasan Piker, entering the UK this week. With reporting from Kiran Stacey
Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur Barred From Attending SXSW London by U.K. Home Office
Reps for the Home Office confirmed to Variety that Piker and Uygur’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) had been revoked “on the grounds that their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good.
Online commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur barred from entering the U.K. for public events
The move intensifies U.K. debate over free speech, extremism and criticism of Israel, following the government’s recent ban on rapper Ye as leaders vow to confront antisemitism.
Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur Denied Entry to UK Over Palestine Support
“I’ve been banned from the UK,” Uygur wrote on X. “I tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. I’ve been banned for criticising Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country.”