{"id":932,"date":"2026-06-01T21:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:39:44","slug":"cenk-uygur-and-hasan-piker-banned-from-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"Cenk Uygur And Hasan Piker Banned From United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s Labour government has banned Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, American leftist commentators, from entering the U.K., according to multiple statements released Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=930\">Democrat Governor Signals She May Re-Enter US Senate Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Piker, a Turkish American and a leftist online streamer, has repeatedly criticized President Donald Trump, the war in Gaza, and Israel. Uygur, who is\u00a0Piker\u2019s uncle, co-founded the online political talk show \u201cYoung Turks.\u201d He is a well-known critic of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Piker and Uygur were set to speak this month at SXSW London, a festival focused on technology, culture and creativity. Uygur had also planned to speak at Oxford Union, a respected student debating society with ties to the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office canceled their electronic travel authorization (ETA) \u201con the grounds that their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good,\u201d according to its statement released Monday and quoted by the Associated Press (AP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecisions to refuse or cancel an ETA on these grounds are based solely on an assessment of the potential risk an individual may pose to U.K. society,\u201d the Home Office added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>SXSW London released a statement acknowledging the Home Office\u2019s decision and emphasizing the festival\u2019s focus on \u201copen dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cDecisions on entry to the U.K. are a matter for the Home Office and the individuals concerned. SXSW London\u2019s role is to convene a broad range of diverse voices and perspectives,\u201d the festival said, according to TheWrap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain focused on delivering a programme this week fostering open dialogue and exchange of ideas and featuring more than 800 speakers, artists and screenings,\u201d the festival stated.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Uygur and Piker slammed the United Kingdom\u2019s decision on Sunday, citing their stance on Israel as the reason they were banned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been banned from the UK,\u201d Uygur said in a post on X. \u201cI tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. I\u2019ve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!\u201d Uygur added.<\/p>\n<p>Piker expressed a similar frustration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UK has revoked my visa as well,\u201d he wrote, according to TheWrap. \u201cAll at the behest of Israel. The West is betraying \u2018liberal values\u2019 for a genocidal fascist foreign government. Soon we will all become Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>British officials expressed contrasting views on the commentators.<\/p>\n<p>David Taylor, a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), had called for Piker to be blocked prior to the Home Office\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no reason we should open our doors to those who seek to spread hate and division, especially someone who\u2019s supported a proscribed terror group,\u201d Taylor said \u2014 referencing allegations the two had vocalized support for Hamas \u2014 according to AP.<\/p>\n<p>Green Party leader Zack Polanski disagreed, arguing that the government was \u201cdoing everything possible to silence criticism of the Israeli government,\u201d according to AP.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=928\">Grand Ole Opry Star Bill Cody Needs Urgent Double Transplant To Stay Alive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.K. banned Kanye West from entering the country in April, citing his own antisemitic comments as the reason for the ban. West had planned to come for the Wireless Festival, which was later canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer commented in April on West\u2019s planned participation in the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly wherever it appears,\u201d Starmer said, according to the BBC. \u201cEveryone has a responsibility to ensure Britain is a place where Jewish people feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the U.K. has faced growing criticism from free speech advocates.<\/p>\n<p>Rose Docherty, a 75-year-old grandmother, was arrested outside Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in February 2025 for holding a sign that read, \u201cCoercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.\u201d She stood within the 200-meter \u201csafe access zone\u201d protected by Scotland abortion law, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department called for the protection of free expression at the time of her arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on governments, whether in Scotland or around the world, to respect freedom of expression for all,\u201d the department\u2019s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, &amp; Labor (DRL) said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Charges against Docherty were dropped in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a victory not just for me, but for everyone in Scotland who believes we should be free to hold a peaceful conversation,\u201d Docherty said in a statement, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan was arrested in another free speech case in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Linehan, the creator of Father Ted, was detained by five officers at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence. Linehan was reported by a transgender former police officer for a \u201chate crime\u201d based upon three social media posts in which he criticized transgender activists.<\/p>\n<p>Linehan emphasized that his arrest illustrated a free speech problem in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my case proves that there is a terrible free speech problem in the U.K., but sadly, I\u2019ve seen that happen now for eight years,\u201d Linehan said in an interview with Fox News Digital after his arrest. \u201cThey just want to put you in a cell and scare you into not talking about certain issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable,\u201d British author J.K. Rowling wrote in a post on X after Linehan\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors dropped the case after a five-month investigation, and the Met police issued an official apology to Linehan last month. The Met Police report allegedly called the arrest lawful but the investigation \u201cflawed and misunderstood\u201d because investigators wrongly focused on transgender criticism in his posts instead of \u201cthe alleged incitements to violence,\u201d according to The Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>The Free Speech Union, which supported Linehan\u2019s legal case, applauded the police apology and described Linehan\u2019s arrest and detention as \u201can unacceptable interference in his right to free speech,\u201d the Telegraph reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=926\">Meet Democrats\u2019 New Socialist Frontrunner Vying To Become Midwestern Governor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain&#039;s Labour government has banned Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, American leftist commentators, from entering the U.K., according to statements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1338,1339,912,335,1340,1341,526],"class_list":["post-932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-anti-israel","tag-cenk-uygur","tag-hasan-piker","tag-israel","tag-london","tag-oxford","tag-united-kingdom"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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