2026年6月1日 美国东部时间12:12 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
伦敦电——两位原本计划在英国参加活动的知名左翼美国政治评论员被拒绝入境英国，英国政府认定他们的到场“对公共利益构成风险”。
《青年土耳其人》政治脱口秀联合创始人森克·于古尔，以及在Twitch平台直播数小时日常内容、拥有该平台最受关注账号之一的哈桑·皮克尔（又名HasanAbi），被阻止入境英国参加SXSW伦敦大会。
“我被英国禁止入境了，”于古尔周日晚间在社交媒体发帖称，“我原本打算搭乘航班前往伦敦，参加SXSW伦敦大会并在牛津大学发表演讲。我被禁的原因是批评以色列。我们还有自由吗？这是我们本国政府代表另一个国家对西方公民的压迫！”
在回应这条帖子时，皮克尔告诉其在X平台上的160万粉丝，他的英国入境许可也被撤销了。
“英国也撤销了我的签证，”他说，“这一切都是应以色列的要求。西方正在为一个种族灭绝式的法西斯外国政府背弃‘自由价值观’。很快我们所有人都会变成以色列那样的国家。”
摄于2018年4月28日华盛顿特区的档案照片：哈桑·皮克尔（左）与《青年土耳其人》创始人、首席执行官兼主持人森克·于古尔出席《青年土耳其人》记者会前看门狗派对。克里斯·康纳/盖蒂图片社/为《青年土耳其人》拍摄
负责移民和国内安全的英国政府机构内政部向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻证实，于古尔和皮克尔被拒绝入境是基于“对个人可能对英国社会构成的潜在风险的评估”。
该部门表示，政府已认定他们在英国的逗留“不符合公共利益”。
据英国《泰晤士报》报道，这一决定的依据是他们可能加剧英国境内反犹太主义情绪的风险。
皮克尔因支持哈马斯的言论受到抨击，而于古尔则称以色列在加沙的行动是“野蛮的”。
皮克尔此前曾因被平台认定为冒犯性的内容被Twitch暂停账号，他还在2019年因发表“美国理应遭遇9·11袭击”的言论引发众怒，此后为此道歉。
但他并未为自己称哈马斯“比以色列好1000倍”的言论道歉，据英国广播公司报道，他在一期《Pod Save America》播客中称，他“每次都会投票给哈马斯，而非以色列”。
皮克尔将自己描述为“反以色列”而非反犹太主义者。
英国犹太慈善机构社区安全信托基金上周就皮克尔参加该活动提出担忧，称：“英国不应成为传播仇恨或为极端主义正名的个人的平台”，并呼吁SXSW伦敦的主办方“负责任地行事”。
该机构对英国政府禁止两人入境的决定表示欢迎，告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻：“当公众人物越过仇恨言论的红线时，必须承担后果。”
今年4月，伦敦戈尔德格林社区（当地犹太人口众多）有两名犹太男子遇刺，英国因此将恐怖主义威胁级别上调至“严重”，称该国极右翼恐怖主义威胁日益加剧。
原本计划主持与皮克尔对话的英国记者兼活动人士阿什·萨尔哈尔指责政府的行为是“出于害怕被贴上反犹太主义者的标签，以及害怕因在加沙种族灭绝战争中的立场被谴责”。
英国国会议员戴维·泰勒则赞扬了内政部，称：“没有理由向那些试图传播仇恨和分裂的人敞开大门，尤其是那些支持被列为恐怖组织的团体的人。”
如果于古尔和皮克尔仍希望前往英国，他们可以申请签证并由相关部门审核申请，不过不太可能及时完成审核以参加周一开幕的大会。主办方表示，远程出席仍有可能实现。
U.S. political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say U.K. denying them entry “for criticizing Israel”
June 1, 2026 12:12 PM EDT / CBS News
London — Two prominent left-wing American political commentators who had been due to speak at events in the United Kingdom have been denied entry to the country as the British government deemed their presence a risk “to the public good.”
Cenk Uygur, a co-creator of the Young Turks political talk show, and Hasan Piker, also known as HasanAbi, who runs hourslong daily streams on Twitch and has one of the platform’s most followed accounts, have been prevented from entering the U.K. to attend the SXSW London event.
“I’ve been banned from the UK” wrote Uygur in a social media post Sunday night. “I tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. I’ve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!”
Responding to the post, Piker told his 1.6 million followers on X that his U.K. entry clearance was also revoked.
“The UK has revoked my visa as well,” he said. “All at the behest of Israel. The West is betraying ‘liberal values’ for a genocidal fascist foreign government. Soon we will all become Israel.”
Hasan Piker, left, and Cenk Uygur, founder, CEO and host of The Young Turks, attend The Young Turks Watchdog Correspondents Preamble Party, in an April 28, 2018 file photo taken in Washington, D.C. Kris Connor/Getty/for The Young Turks
The Home Office, the British government agency responsible for immigration and homeland security, confirmed to CBS News that Uygur and Piker were denied entry based on an “assessment of potential risks an individual may pose to UK society.”
It said the government had determined their presence in the U.K. would be “not conducive to the public good.”
According to Britain’s Times newspaper, the decision was based on a perceived risk of exacerbating antisemitism in the U.K.
Piker has come under fire for comments in support of Hamas, and Uygur has referred to Israel’s actions in Gaza as “barbaric.”
Piker was previously suspended from Twitch over content deemed offensive by the platform, and he also faced backlash in 2019 for saying “America deserved 9/11,” a remark for which he later apologized.
He did not apologize for suggesting Hamas was “1,000 times better” than Israel, however, and according to the BBC, he said during one episode of his Pod Save America podcast that he “would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time.”
Piker has described himself not as antisemitic, but as “anti-Israel.”
The British Jewish charity Community Security Trust raised concerns last week about Piker’s participation in the event, saying: “The UK should not be a platform for individuals who spread hatred or legitimize extremism,” and calling on SXSW London the organizers to “act responsibly.”
The group welcomed the government’s decision to bar the individuals entry, telling CBS News that “there must be consequences when public figures cross the line into hate speech.”
In April, two Jewish men were stabbed in London’s Golder’s Green neighborhood, which has a large Jewish community, prompting the U.K. to raise its terrorism threat level to “severe,” citing an increasing threat of extreme right-wing terrorism in the country.
British journalist and activist Ash Sarhar, who was due to chair the discussion with Piker, accused the government of acting out of “fear of being called antisemitic, and fear of being called out for their position on the genocidal war on Gaza.”
David Taylor, a member of the U.K. Parliament, praised the Home Office, however, saying: “There is no reason to open our doors to those who seek to spread hate and division, especially to those who’ve supported a proscribed terror group.”
If Uygur and Piker still wish to travel to the U.K., they can apply for visas and have their applications considered, however, it is unlikely their cases would be reviewed in time to attend the event, which starts Monday. Organizers indicated that remote appearances were still possible.
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