Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Hungary ahead of their scheduled performance at the popular Sziget Festival.

"Kneecap are officially banned from entering Hungary-for antisemitism and glorifying terror," Kovács stated. "When hate ignores the mail, we put it on a wall." "Kneecap's members repeatedly engage in antisemitic hate speech supporting terrorism and terrorist groups,

Budapest stated that the band's appearance posed a "national security threat", while Kneecap said the ban was an attempt to "silence those who call out genocide" against Palestinians.