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All of the Kneecap gigs that have been cancelled amid police probe

Politicians are pushing for the group to be dropped from the Glastonbury Festival line-up.

Evening Standard

Pro-Palestine activist arrested in Belgium after attending protest

Mohammed Khatib, who advocates for Palestinian prisoners, believes his detention was meant to silence him.

Al Jazeera

Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides

The band’s rightwing critics are now cancel culture advocates, while defenders demand limitless free speech, says writer and podcaster Dorian Lynskey

The Guardian - UK

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Victims of Communism Day - 2025

May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.

Reason

UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'

The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

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UK Counter-terrorism Unit Probes Rappers Kneecap But Music Stars Back Band

British counter-terrorism police Thursday launched an investigation into online videos of Irish rappers Kneecap after the band denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah or inciting violence against UK politicians.

International Business Times

UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap

British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap

The Independent UK

Counter-terror police to launch investigation into Kneecap videos

Counter-terror police will investigate online videos allegedly showing Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap calling for the death of British MPs and…

The National (Scotland)

Kneecap controversy: Counter-terrorism police investigating rap trio’s videos

One video allegedly showed a band member shouting ‘Up Hamas, up Hezbollah’

The Independent UK

Kneecap investigated by counter terrorism officers over ‘kill your MP’ video

The Belfast rap trio has had several gigs cancelled after video footage appeared to show one of them shouting ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’.

Evening Standard

Kneecap investigated by counter-terror police over 'kill your MP' rap gig video

Officers are also looking at video from a London gig appearing to show a member of Kneecap shouting ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’

Evening Standard

Seven Irish EPP congress delegates refuse to call for Hamas hostage release

Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas' October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but seven delegates declined to support it.

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The Guardian - UK

Kneecap row: police assessing ‘kill MP’ and ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ footage

News comes as artists including Pulp, Paul Weller and Primal Scream defend Irish rap trio from criticism

The National (Scotland)

'Gaza is the story': Musicians rally around Kneecap after ‘kill your MP’ footage

Pulp, Paul Weller and Primal Scream are among the notable music names who have defended Kneecap after one of the rap group’s members appeared to…

Euronews

At least 35 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

The United Nations warn that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza could get exponentially worse as it expects to distribute its final batch of supplies and critical aid to Gaza’s population, exhausted by a weeks-long blanket blockade.

Reason

Court Frees Palestinian Student Arrested by ICE at His U.S. Citizenship Hearing

A U.S. district judge called Mohsen Mahdawi’s detention a “great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime.”

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Evening Standard

Musicians rally around Kneecap after row over ‘kill your MP’ footage

Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish trio saying ‘kill your local MP’.

The Independent UK

In roadside Gaza attack, a 4-year-old girl and other children were among those killed

In a roadside Israeli strike in Gaza, a 4-year-old girl and other children were among those killed

Reason

Rumeysa Ozturk's Op-Ed Is Still the Only Public Justification for Her Arrest

"It is unthinkable that a person in a free society could be snatched from the street, imprisoned, and threatened with deportation for expressing an opinion the government dislikes," says FIRE.

Evening Standard

Massive Attack defend Kneecap after row over ‘kill your MP’ footage

Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish group saying: ‘Kill your local MP.’

The Guardian - UK

Israel has no duty to allow UN aid agency into Gaza, says US state department lawyer

Joshua Simmons tells international court of justice that Israel’s concerns about Unrwa are ‘credible’

The Guardian - UK

Lammy confirms UK and France in talks over Palestine recognition

Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solution

The Guardian - US

Harvard taskforces on anti-Muslim bias and antisemitism find widespread hostility on campus

Harvard’s president noted ‘searing personal accounts’ from listening sessions with about 500 students and employees

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