Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap over alleged support for militants | Reuters (2025-09-19)
>> #Canada has barred Irish rap trio #Kneecap from entering the country ahead of concerts scheduled for next month, accusing the band of promoting hate and supporting militant groups including Hamas in Gaza, …
>> … the Belfast-based group rejected the accusations as an attempt to silence them, arguing their support for Palestinians under Israeli attack in Gaza is being wrongly portrayed as antisemitic hate.
>> The group also threatened to take legal action against him.
>> “We will be relentless in defending ourselves against baseless accusations to silence our opposition to a genocide being conducted by Israel,” the group said in a statement posted on X.
>> Canada’s immigration ministry declined to comment, citing privacy reasons.