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Hasan Piker criticises left-wing politics in UK but praises Zack Polanski

US influencer Hasan Piker has criticised left-wing politics in the UK as being in a "state of disarray" while praising Zack Polanski for driving renewed growth for the Green Party.

The Independent UK

Not up for debate: Britain bans commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at Britain's decision to block controversial left-wing commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the country. The interior minister judged that their presence was "not conducive to the public good". This vague standard is increasingly being used to keep out high-profile…

France 24

Those who championed free speech in the UK and US now wage war on it. And here’s why: Palestine

It was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not true, says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo

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Hasan Piker’s White House mention sparks buzz when critics notice a surprising name blunder

The White House sparked online discussion after misspelling Hasan Piker’s name on its “Left Wing Lunacy” webpage. The page listed Piker alongside Stephen Colbert, Don Lemon, Jimmy Kimmel, and others while criticizing their comments about President Donald Trump. The attention came as Piker was also discussing Trump during a recent…

The Times of India

California Elections, Graham Platner, Recalling COVID Insanity

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are hoping socialism doesn’t make the leap from New York City to Los Angeles to D.C.

Reason

Why is Hasan Piker ‘not conducive to the public good’? Because on Gaza, we punish the witness, not the crime

The UK has banned Piker and Cenk Uygur from entry – but the objectionable things they’ve said are not more dangerous than Israel itself

The Guardian - US

Banning leftwing activists from entering Britain: an illiberal move with a long history in this country

The cancellation of Cenk Uygur’s and Hasan Piker’s visas tells us that the home secretary’s powers to police speech are too broad, says campaigner and barrister DK Renton

The Guardian - UK

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Leftwing US commentator calls decision to ban him from UK ‘Kafkaesque’

Cenk Uygur was due to appear at SXSW alongside streamer Hasan Piker but Home Office cancelled travel authorisation

The Guardian - UK

Who is Hasan Piker’s mom Ülker Sedef? Report links her to streamer’s college transfer after low GPA

Hasan Piker’s mother, Ülker Sedef Piker, is an art and architectural historian with degrees from Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. A recent New York Post report claimed Hasan transferred from the University of Miami to Rutgers after earning a 2.9 GPA. Hasan has often praised his…

The Times of India

Leftwing US pair refused entry to UK will address Oxford Union remotely

Home Office barred Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker on grounds their visit was ‘not conducive to the public good’

The Guardian - UK

Oxford Union president vows to platform Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur despite UK ban

BANNED American political activists will still be platformed at the Oxford Union this weekend, the president has confirmed

The National (Scotland)

'The Mighty United Kingdom is Afraid of Speech': Free Speech Activists Condemn Ban on Hasan Piker

The ban on Hasan Piker in the UK has triggered a growing free speech controversy, with civil liberties groups and political figures criticising Britain's decision to block the commentator.

International Business Times UK

'Crisis in democracy': Hasan Piker gives scathing view of Labour after UK entry ban

Prominent left-wing US speaker Hasan Piker has issued a scathing response after he was banned from entering the UK ...

The National (Scotland)

UK bars US pro-Palestinian commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering country

The UK government has revoked travel authorisations for pro-Palestinian figures Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, preventing them from entering the country ahead of scheduled speaking engagements in London.

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International Business Times UK

Hasan Piker's UK Ban Takes New Twist After Jeremy Corbyn Meeting Plans Surface

New reports reveal Hasan Piker had planned talks with leading left-wing politicians before being barred from entering the UK.

Evening Standard

Two left-wing US commentators blocked from entering UK for London event

Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur were both due to speak at London SXSW in early June

The Times of India

Hasan Piker says he was denied entry to the UK ahead of major speaking events

The Guardian - UK

Why have two US commentators been banned from entering the UK?

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were supposed to address events at SXSW London before their ETAs were cancelled

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Reason

Shame on the U.K. for Censoring Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

"This ban is completely unfounded and must be reversed," writes Shabbos Kestenbaum.

International Business Times UK

US Left-Wing Commentator Hasan Piker Says 'Unbelievable Power' of Pro-Israel Groups Behind His UK Entry Ban

Hasan Piker claims he was denied entry to the UK after pro-Israel advocacy groups allegedly pressured authorities over his anti-Zionist views.

Latin Times

UK Bars Left-Wing U.S. Commentators Entry Ahead of SXSW London, Claims They Are 'Not Conducive to the Public Good'

One of them, broadcaster Cenk Uygur, linked the decision to his criticism of Israel and Western policy toward Gaza

The National (Scotland)

London SXSW festival issues statement as speakers barred from UK over Israel views

A LONDON festival has spoken out after two left-wing speakers due to appear at the event were banned from entering the UK by the Labour Government.

The National (Scotland)

'Authoritarian' Labour condemned by former leader for visa ban on left-wing speakers

ZACK Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn have both condemned the Labour Government after a left-wing US speaker they had been due to meet was banned from…

Reason

Surging Antisemitism Threatens Jews and America

Repackaged as “antizionism,” an ancient hatred poses a fundamental danger to us all.

The Independent UK

Zack Polanski describes banning of left-wing US commentators from UK as ‘really grim’

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