The Swedish researcher is transferred from the UK: "I am saddened"

Andreas Malm would have participated in the Historical Materialism conference at the University School of Oriental and African Studies in London next week.

Now the British Home Office has announced that he is not allowed to enter the country because his "presence in the UK is not considered to promote the public good".

- I feel quite sad. I have attended that conference every year since 2009. In practice, I have been banned from entering.

Andreas Malm is a lecturer in human ecology at Lund University and author of several books, including "How to blow up a pipeline" where he advocates sabotage as a method to stop climate change.

He has not been given more specific reasons why he is being transported from the UK. The decision probably has to do with the fact that during the visit Malm would also take part in a panel discussion arranged by the magazine Tribune. The theme: "Washington's global reign of terror and Britain's role in strengthening it".

Huda Ammori was also booked for the call. She is a co-founder of the organization Palestine Action, which primarily engages in direct action against arms manufacturers and which last year was classified as a terrorist organization in Great Britain.

Expressing support for the organization is now a terrorist offense in itself. As a result, over 3,700 people have been arrested by the police and Irish author Sally Rooney's books have stopped being sold in the country.

- The terrorist classification of Palestine Action is totally insane and the consequences devastating. There is not much left of freedom of expression in Great Britain, a country that was once a standard-bearer for the principle, says Andreas Malm.

Did you have any reservations about accepting the conversation with Huda Ammori?

- No. She is a free person, not convicted of any crime.

What happens now?

- The Tribune has spoken to lawyers who say it is unlikely that the travel ban will be formally lifted. A political decision is required. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has given the impression that he wants a different line on Palestine Action. Until then I can't see friends or attend conferences in the UK.