Politics
Swedish climate academic barred from UK over panel with Palestine Action co-founder
October 30, 2026 at 01:27 PM · Updated 48m ago
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4 reports · over 9 hours
TGThe Guardian
Andreas Malm condemns UK travel ban as ‘drift into authoritarianism’
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BNBBC News
Swedish academic says he has been barred from UK over event with Palestine Action founder
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AJAl Jazeera English
UK denies entry to Swedish academic due to speak at Palestine event
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TGThe Guardian
Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK
(opens the publisher’s site)The UK has barred Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm from entering the country days before a London panel with a Palestine Action co-founder.
- The Home Office cancelled Malm's Electronic Travel Authorisation on Wednesday, saying his presence in the UK was "not conducive to the public good."
- Malm said the decision stemmed from his scheduled panel appearance with Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, calling it "guilt by association."
- Malm denied membership in or support for Palestine Action but acknowledged describing the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel as "fundamentally an act of liberation."
- The Home Office said it does not comment on individual cases.
- Malm condemned the ban as a 'drift into authoritarianism,' saying he had been kept in the dark over the reasons.
- Author Sally Rooney and Green Party leader Zack Polanski condemned the ban as an attack on free speech.