Britain bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder
The Home Office said his presence was not conducive to the public good, and the move comes as more than 3,850 people have been arrested over Palestine Action support.
- On Wednesday, the UK Home Office revoked Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm's Electronic Travel Authorisation , preventing him from attending a scheduled panel in London and citing his "presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good."
- Malm was scheduled to speak at a Tribune magazine panel alongside Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, which the UK has proscribed as a "terrorist" group; he believes this appearance triggered the cancellation.
- Earlier this year, the Labour government barred other speakers including political streamer Hasan Piker, who has 1.9 million YouTube subscribers, and The Young Turks co-founder Cenk Uygur, citing concerns about their comments on Israel.
- Irish author Sally Rooney described the ban as "a sad and frightening act of cultural self-harm," while parliamentary leader Jeremy Corbyn called it "absurd and outrageous," alleging the government aims to silence criticism of Israel.
- Britain's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an appeal next week regarding Palestine Action's proscription under terrorism laws; since the group was banned, more than 3,850 people have been arrested for publicly backing the organization.
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Swedish activist and researcher Andreas Malm has been denied entry to the UK, where he was due to attend an event with the terror-listed Palestine Action. "Absurd and completely arbitrary," Malm tells SvD about the decision.
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A Swedish climate academic who was planning to travel to the United Kingdom has been denied entry by the British government a week before he was due to appear on a panel in London.
UK denies entry to Swedish academic due to appear at pro-Palestine event
UK denies entry to Swedish academic due to appear at pro-Palestine event The United Kingdom has reportedly cancelled the travel authorisation of Swedish academic and pro-Palestine activist Andreas Malm, preventing him from entering the country ahead of a planned appearance at a London event, Al Jazeera has reported. The report said that the Home Office cancelled Malm’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on Wednesday, saying his “presence in…
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