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 the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good”. Malm was due to join a panel organised by the socialist magazine Tribune alongside Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, which the UK has proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation. Malm said he believed the decision was linked to his planned appearance with Ammori. “I have been going regularly to the UK for decades. My position on Palestine has always been public,” he said.