Kneecap Member Liam O'Hanna Charged Under UK Terrorism Act
- A member of the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence by the Metropolitan Police.
- Liam O'Hanna, also known as Mo Chara, is accused of displaying a flag supporting Hezbollah at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town.
- The alleged incident took place on November 21, leading to a charge authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service.
- O'Hanna is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 18.
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Kneecap land biggest show yet in London after terror offence charge
Kneecap have announced their biggest show ever in London (Picture: Getty) Kneecap are going from strength to strength after announcing one of their biggest headline shows ever. The Belfast rap group – which consists of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí – were formed in 2017 and have risen to prominence with songs including C.E.A.R.T.A, H.O.O.D. and Get Your Brits Out. Last year a biographical film about them was released and also shortlisted fo…
Kneecap Band Member's Arrest is not the Issue, Criminalizing Opposition to Genocide of Palestinians Is
by Brendan Ciarán Browne and Elian Weizman ( Middle East Monitor ) – Anyone with the most modest modicum of common sense and critical insight will be well aware – Kneecap, more specifically the mass hysteria that has erupted over a band member holding a Hezbollah flag on stage at a gig in Kentish Town at the O2 Forum on the 21st November 2024 and the current terrorism charges faced by Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh – are not the story. And yet, if we di…
A member of the Northern Irish Raptrios Kneecap is said to have swung a Hezbollah flag – for this he is accused of terrorist offences by the London police.
Kneecap’s Mo Chara Is on Trial for Opposing Genocide in Gaza
The British authorities have brought trumped-up charges against a member of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap in a bid to stifle criticism of their own complicity with Israeli war crimes. But no amount of legal harassment can stop the truth from getting out. Mo Chara at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024, in Park City, Utah. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images) You might think that pop music has lost the ability to generate real political c…
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