Milo Yiannopoulos was declared persona non grata Saturday by Australia’s top immigration official as a result of the right-wing provocateur’s response to the recent…
Milo Yiannopoulos was declared persona non grata Saturday by Australia’s top immigration official as a result of the right-wing provocateur’s response to the recent massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
David Coleman, the Australian minister for immigration, said in a statement that Mr. Yiannopoulos “will not be allowed to enter Australia for his proposed tour this year.”
“Mr. Yiannopoulos‘ comments on social media regarding the Christchurch terror attack are appalling and foment hatred and division,” said Mr. Coleman. “The terrorist attack in Christchurch was carried out on Muslims peacefully practicing their religion. It was an act of pure evil.”
“Australia stands with New Zealand and with Muslim communities the world over in condemning this inhuman act,” Mr. Coleman’s statement concluded.
A former editor for Breitbart News, Mr. Yiannopoulos had discussed the attacks in a Facebook post written Friday about Candace Owens, a conservative activist and fellow right-wing media personality credited in a racist manifesto allegedly written by the massacre’s suspected perpetrator.
“Everyone on the Right in public life is constantly rejecting ethnonationalism and violence,” Mr.
