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Britain's entry ban on Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

Overview · reviewed October 21, 2026

Britain blocked the American commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the country in June 2026, and both men said the reason was their criticism of Israel.[1]

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Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2026-06-01 (UTC): 6%, 11 of 186 tracked outlets (3 left, 2 center, 6 right)Week of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 5 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (1 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Jun 1, 202632611 of 1866%

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  1. May 31, 2026 · first reported · Headline from Newsweek

    UK confirms Hasan Piker and Young Turks founder are banned from entry

Background

British authorities said on June 1 that they had blocked the two from entering the country to speak at public events. The Home Office said their presence "may not be conducive to the public good."[1] The decision meant they would miss scheduled talks at SXSW London that week.[1]

Piker is a political commentator with 2.8 million followers on Twitch who is frequently critical of President Trump, Israel and the war in Gaza. Uygur, a founder of The Young Turks, is his uncle.[1] Both said they had been barred because of their criticism of Israel.[1]

Outlets framed the ban differently. Reason called it censorship, while the New York Post wrote that Piker was blaming Israel.[1]

Supporting stories (1)
  1. Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur Blocked From Entering the U.K., Will Miss Planned SXSW London Talks

The full record

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All 1 recorded updates

May 2026

  1. Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur Blocked From Entering the U.K., Will Miss Planned SXSW London TalksHeadline from The Hollywood Reporter · 16 outlets

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