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

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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘They try to break us’: Pro-Palestine activists in Czech custodylist 2 of 3Actors, writers condemn UK anti-terror law targeting Sally Rooneylist 3 of 3Hundreds to defy Palestine Action ban in protest at US embassy in Londonend of listThe 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 chaired by Hala Hanina of Palestine Deep Dive.Malm told Al Jazeera that he believes his ETA was cancelled because he was due to appear on the panel. He h...