Academic says he has been barred from UK over event with Palestine Action founder
- A Swedish climate academic says he has been barred from entering the UK because he was due to speak on a panel with a co-founder of Palestine Action.
- Andreas Malm told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he had received a letter from the Home Office notifying him that his presence was "not conducive to the public good", with no further details given.
- He said he could not "see any other explanation" for being denied entry than his scheduled appearance with Huda Ammori, a founder of the group, which is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK.
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- A Swedish climate academic says he has been barred from entering the UK because he was due to speak on a panel with a co-founder of Palestine Action.
- Andreas Malm told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he had received a letter from the Home Office notifying him that his presence was "not conducive to the public good", with no further details given.
- He said he could not "see any other explanation" for being denied entry than his scheduled appearance with Huda Ammori, a founder of the group, which is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK.
Sources: BBC News