British officials cancelled the electronic travel authorisation for the Swedish scholar without publicly revealing the specific evidence used to justify the exclusion. The author, who previously visited the country in May, will now attend the London panel via video link instead of in person. Prominent critics, including politicians and authors, have strongly denounced the move as an attempt to stifle debate on Middle Eastern conflict.
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The academic confirmed he intends to participate in the scheduled London discussion throu…: The academic confirmed he intends to participate in the scheduled London discussion through a remote video link.
Critics including Labour MP Clive Lewis demanded ministers produce concrete evidence rath…: Critics including Labour MP Clive Lewis demanded ministers produce concrete evidence rather than censoring controversial political opinions.
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The Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm has condemned a travel ban imposed on him by the UK government as a “drift into authoritarianism” amid criticism of the move.
Malm, the author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, said he had been “kept in the dark” by the UK’s immigration authorities over the reasons for his electronic travel authorisation (ETA) being revoked.
He said he was only told that his “presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good”, as the Guardian revealed.
Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday, he speculated the only plausible rationale for the ban was his advertised conference appearance next Wednesday alongside Huda Ammori, a co-founder of the proscribed group Palestine Action.
He said: “I cannot see any other explanation than the scheduled appearance of me on stage for a panel on Wednesday evening in London, together with Huda Ammori. That … makes me somehow a terrorist or associated with terrorism, and therefore barred from travelling to the UK. That’s pretty scandalous.”
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