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Oxford Union president vows to platform Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur in defiance of UK ban

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Oxford Union president Arwa Elrayess vowed to host American commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker via livestream on June 6, defying a UK government ban on their entry. Elrayess stated the Union upholds free speech through debate, not state decree, and will not cancel the event despite the Home Secretary deeming Uygur's presence not conducive to the public good.
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Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 06/02/2026 - 11:00 'Free speech does not require a visa', said Arwa Elrayess, the Palestinian president of the prestigious student debating society Hasan Piker, a streamer and outspoken critic of Israel, addresses the Oxford Union in 2025 (Screengrab/X) Off The Oxford Union, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan once proclaimed, is "the last bastion of free speech in the western world. " That dramatic assertion has often been questioned, but today Macmil

Oxford Union president vows to platform Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur in defiance of UK ban
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