Hundreds Of Supporters Cheer On Kneecap’s Mo Chara At Latest Terrorism Hearing

In May, Mo Chara, a member of the Belfast rap group Kneecap, was charged under the UK’s Terrorism Act, accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a 2024 Kneecap show in London. The charge came after Kneecap were faced with what the group (accurately, in my opinion) described as a “coordinated smear campaign” for voicing their support for the Palestinian people during their Coachella set. In the process, Kneecap have become symbols for the struggle against Israel’s genocidal campaign. When Mo Chara first appeared in court to answer those charges in June, he was thronged by supporters. Today, Chara returned to court, and the same thing happened again.