UK: Hundreds Rally as Kneecap Rapper Mo Chara Faces London Court Over Flag Charge

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday, August 20, as Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara from the Irish rap group Kneecap, appeared on charges of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a 2024 gig.

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Irish rap group Kneecap of Mo Chara, Moglai Bap ja DJ Provai performed at the Flow Festival 2025 in Helsinki, Finland on 9th August, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Spectators wait for the Irish rap group Kneecap of Mo Chara, Moglai Bap ja DJ Provai at the Flow Festival 2025 in Helsinki, Finland on 9th August, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Irish rap group Kneecap of Mo Chara, Moglai Bap ja DJ Provai performed at the Flow Festival 2025 in Helsinki, Finland on 9th August, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Irish rap group Kneecap of Mo Chara, Moglai Bap ja DJ Provai performed at the Flow Festival 2025 in Helsinki, Finland on 9th August, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Flow Festival 2025 - Kneecap

Irish rap group Kneecap of Mo Chara, Moglai Bap ja DJ Provai performs at the Flow Festival 2025 in Helsinki, Finland on 9th August, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Kneecap Flow

Kneecap Flow

Artist Burna Boy performs at the Flow Festival 2025 in Helsinki, Finland on 9th August, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

WAY OUT WEST 2025

WAY OUT WEST 2025

Kneecap performs on the Linné Stage during Thursday's Way Out West in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, Sweden on august 07, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

UK: Hundreds Rally as Mo Chara Appears in Court Over Hezbollah Flag Incident

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Thursday, June 18, as Mo Chara, a member of the rap group Kneecap, appeared on a charge related to the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag during a concert in November last year.

Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo), whose knee injury forced him to sit out the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will receive treatment outside Japan, officials of his Futagoyama stable say in Nagoya on July 23. Takanohana sustained a damaged kneecap and partially dislocated his right knee in a bout against ozeki Musoyama on the 14th day of the summer tournament in May before winning his 22nd Emperor's Cup in a playoff victory over yokozuna Musashimaru the following day.

Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo), whose knee injury forced him to sit out the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will receive treatment outside Japan, officials of his Futagoyama stable say in Nagoya on July 23. Takanohana sustained a damaged kneecap and partially dislocated his right knee in a bout against ozeki Musoyama on the 14th day of the summer tournament in May before winning his 22nd Emperor's Cup in a playoff victory over yokozuna Musashimaru the following day.