瑞典气候学者马尔姆谴责英国撤销其入境许可，称此举为“向威权主义漂移”

瑞典气候学者安德烈亚斯·马尔姆（Andreas Malm）谴责英国政府撤销其电子旅行授权（ETA），称此举是“向威权主义漂移”。1 英国移民局以马尔姆在英国的存在“不被认为有利于公共利益”为由，做出了上述限制入境的决定。1 尽管英国内政部表示无法讨论个案且拒绝披露具体原因，但消息源指出，取消 ETA 仅基于对申请人个人可能构成风险的评估。1

马尔姆推测，该禁令可能与他在下周三于伦敦参加《Tribune》杂志组织的会议计划有关，届时他将与“巴勒斯坦行动”（Palestine Action）的联合创始人胡达·阿莫里（Huda Ammori）同台演讲。1 马尔姆否认自己支持或资助“巴勒斯坦行动”，但承认长期声援巴勒斯坦权利。1 此外，马尔姆在其著作《如何炸毁管道》（How to Blow Up a Pipeline）中主张，破坏财产在道德和战略上是正当的行动主义形式。1

这一事件引发了包括作家莎莉·鲁尼和绿党领袖在内的广泛批评，被视为对学术和政治言论的审查。1 作家莎莉·鲁尼（Sally Rooney）批评该禁令是“悲伤且令人恐惧的文化自残行为”。1 绿党领袖扎克·波兰斯基（Zack Polanski）指责这是斯塔默工党政府对言论自由的攻击。1 工党议员克莱夫·刘易斯（Clive Lewis）则呼吁，如果政府有证据证明马尔姆危险就应公布，否则这看起来像是“伪装成公共安全的政治审查”。1

Swedish climate researcher Andreas Malm has denounced the British government for revoking his electronic travel authorisation (ETA), characterising the decision as a “drift into authoritarianism” 1. The UK Home Office cancelled the permit on the grounds that Malm’s presence in the country was “not considered to be conducive to the public good,” although it refused to disclose specific reasons citing privacy protocols for individual cases 1. Official sources indicated that the cancellation was based solely on an assessment of the potential risk posed by the individual, rather than any publicly stated evidence 1.

Malm speculated that the ban may be linked to his scheduled appearance at a conference organised by Tribune magazine next Wednesday, where he planned to speak alongside Huda Ammori, co-founder of the banned group Palestine Action 1. While Malm denied supporting or funding Palestine Action, he acknowledged his longstanding solidarity with Palestinian rights 1. His book How to Blow Up a Pipeline, which argues that property destruction can be a morally and strategically valid form of activism, remains part of the broader context surrounding his profile 1.

The move has triggered widespread criticism from literary and political figures who view it as censorship of academic and political speech 1. Author Sally Rooney described the ban as a “sad and frightening act of cultural self-harm” 1. Green Party leader Zack Polanski accused the Starmer Labour government of attacking free speech, while Labour MP Clive Lewis demanded transparency 1. Lewis argued that if the government possessed evidence proving Malm to be dangerous, it should publish it; otherwise, the action appears to be “political censorship dressed up as public safety” 1.