The UK Is More Afraid of Artists Than It Is of War Criminals

Genocide isn't terror, but art is?

Earlier this year, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, better known as Mo Chara from the Belfast rap group Kneecap, was charged under British terrorism legislation after allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a November 2024 London gig, an organisation banned in the UK. He appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 18 June 2025 and was released on unconditional bail, …