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UK denies entry to Swedish academic due to speak at Palestine event

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In short

The UK Home Office cancelled Andreas Malm's travel clearance without prior warning, leaving him unable to join next week's Tribune magazine event. Although officials noted Malm could seek a standard visitor visa, the typical three-week processing timeline guarantees he will miss the panel. Malm, who last traveled to the country in May, believes his invitation to share a stage with activist Huda Ammori prompted the intervention. Both Malm and media outlets requested clarification from the Home Office, but the department did not provide a response.

Key points

  • Standard visitor visa processing takes roughly three weeks, completely precluding Malm fr…: Standard visitor visa processing takes roughly three weeks, completely precluding Malm from attending the scheduled panel next week.
  • Malm received no prior warning regarding the cancellation and has not received an explana…: Malm received no prior warning regarding the cancellation and has not received an explanation after contacting border officials.
  • The Swedish academic warned that the decision represents an authoritarian slide that rest…: The Swedish academic warned that the decision represents an authoritarian slide that restricts the open exchange of ideas.

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Home Office cancels Andreas Malm’s planned travel to the UK, saying his presence ‘not conducive to the public good’.

London, United Kingdom – A pro-Palestine academic who was planning to travel to the United Kingdom has been denied entry because the government says his “presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good”.

The UK Home Office cancelled Swedish national Andreas Malm’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on Wednesday, an email seen by Al Jazeera shows.

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The decision came a week before Malm was due to appear on a panel organised by the British socialist magazine Tribune in London. Huda Ammori, cofounder of Palestine Action – which the UK has proscribed as a “terrorist” group – is also due to appear on the panel, which will be…

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