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A Swedish climate scholar, Andreas Malm, has revealed that he was denied entry into the United Kingdom due to his planned participation on a panel alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action. Malm shared with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Home Office sent him a letter stating his presence was considered “not conducive to the public good,” although the letter did not provide further explanation.
Malm expressed that the only possible reason for this exclusion was his scheduled panel appearance with Huda Ammori, who helped found Palestine Action, an organization classified as a terrorist group by the UK government. The Home Office declined to comment on individual cases related to entry decisions.
As a senior lecturer in human ecology at Lund University in Sweden, Malm has authored several works, including the 2021 book *How to Blow up a Pipeline* and the upcoming 2025 book *The Destruction of Palestine is the Destruction of the Earth*. Despite requesting clarification from the Home Office, Malm could identify no justification for the denial of his entry other than his association with the event featuring Ammori, which was organized by the left-wing magazine Tribune. He criticized the government’s action, calling it a “severe restriction on the free exchange of ideas.”
Malm stressed that he is not affiliated with Palestine Action, has never publicly supported the group, nor provided it with any financial backing. He insisted, “The only link to Palestine Action is her as a person.” While Malm acknowledged that he had previously described the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, carried out by Hamas and resulting in approximately 1,200 deaths and 251 hostages, as “fundamentally an act of liberation,” he also condemned the killing of civilians during those events. He suggested that these statements might have contributed to the Home Office’s decision but pointed out that he had made these remarks publicly for some time, including during a visit to the UK in May when he was allowed entry.
Malm concluded by emphasizing that, although he does not expect the British government to agree with his opinions on Palestine, climate issues, or anything else, he does expect the authorities to continue permitting him access to the country so that he can engage in dialogue, including with those who hold opposing views, “as I have done for years.
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