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Britain bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder

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Swedish academic Andreas Malm was denied entry to Britain by the Home Office just before he was scheduled to appear alongside Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori. The Home Office cited that his presence in the UK is "not conducive to the public good" without providing further explanation. Malm believes this ban may be related to his support for Palestinian causes and previous comments about Hamas, although he maintains he has not endorsed or financially supported Palestine Action. This incident comes amid a broader context of Britain's scrutiny of individuals associated with groups under terrorism laws, including recent bans on other activists and authors who support Palestine Action.
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Andreas Malm, a Swedish climate academic, was denied entry into the UK on October 30, 2026, due to his planned appearance at an event in London. The Home Office cited that his presence "may not be considered conducive to the public good," but provided no further explanation. Scheduled to speak alongside Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action (banned as a terrorist group by the UK), Malm suspects the ban is politically motivated. He has been critical of Israel and supportive of Palestinian movements. The decision has drawn criticism from activists like Sally Rooney, who withdrew her books from UK sales over similar bans, calling it a "sad and frightening act of cultural self-harm."

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He said he suspected he was barred because he had been due to appear at an event next Wednesday organised by a socialist magazine alongside Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, where he said he had been due to speak about the war in Iran.
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🔮 Asked by the BBC whether the ban could be linked to previous comments he made calling Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel "an act of liberation", Malm said "it could be".
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Britain bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder · assertive framing

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Britain bars entry to Swedish academic ahead of appearance with Palestine Action founder LONDON, Oct 30 - asserted
Britain → bar → founder
Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm said on Friday he had been denied entry to Britain, where he was due to speak alongside the co-founder of Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organisation. asserted
he → say → organisation
Malm, an academic at Sweden's Lund University, has been a vocal critic of Israel and expressed strong support for the Palestinian movement. Britain's Home Office (interior ministry) said it did not comment on individual cases. asserted
it → express → cases
Malm told the BBC's Radio 4 he had received a message from the Home Office saying his "presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good" with no further clarification. asserted
presence → tell → clarification
He said he suspected he was barred because he had been due to appear at an event next Wednesday organised by a socialist magazine alongside Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, where he said he had been due to speak about the war in Iran. asserted
he → say → Iran
He added he had not publicly endorsed, promoted or financially supported Palestine Action. asserted
he → add → Action
"I've been going back and forth to the UK for years, for decades, to do my scientific work, my archival research, my participation in conferences. asserted
I → go → conferences
This is the main purpose of my visit to the UK this time too," Malm said. asserted
Malm → say → UK
"What this means is that I am banned from doing my work as an intellectual, as an academic." asserted
I → mean → academic
Asked by the BBC whether the ban could be linked to previous comments he made calling Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel "an act of liberation", Malm said "it could be". uncertain
it → ask → liberation
Malm is most known for his book "How to Blow Up a Pipeline", which argues radical action is necessary to stop fossil fuel extraction. asserted
action → blow → extraction
Britain's Supreme Court is due to hear an appeal next week on the proscription of Palestine Action under terrorism laws, which has made expressing support for the group a criminal offence. asserted
expressing → hear → group
Earlier in October, Irish novelist Sally Rooney said her books will no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine Action. asserted
books → say → Action
In June, Britain blocked left-wing Turkish-American media personality Cenk Uygur and his nephew Hasan Piker from entering the country to speak at events. asserted
Britain → block → events
Britain has also imposed travel bans on far-right Israeli ministers and banned Israelis from attending a prestigious London defence studies college. asserted
Britain → impose → college
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