The UK Home Office has revoked the travel authorisation of Swedish academic Andreas Malm, preventing him from entering the country days before he was due to speak at an event alongside Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori.
Malm, an associate professor at Lund University and prominent climate activist, received an email stating that his “presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good”. No specific reason was provided.
He believes the decision is connected to a panel organised by socialist magazine Tribune, where he was due to discuss the war in Iran alongside Ammori. Malm says he has not publicly endorsed, promoted or financially supported Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation under UK law in July 2025.
Malm has travelled to Britain for decades for academic research, lectures and conferences. He said the decision effectively prevents him from carrying out his work as an academic and warned that it reflects a wider effort to restrict the exchange of political opinions.
The Home Office declined to comment on his individual case. It told Malm that he would need to apply for a visa if he wished to visit the UK, a process unlikely to be completed before the event.
The decision comes amid growing controversy over the government's proscription of Palestine Action, which makes membership of or public support for the group a criminal offence. The UK Supreme Court is due to hear an appeal challenging the ban next week.
