Britain refused Egyptian nationalists passports and deported them to Malta.

Evidence

Zaghlül and the other members of the delegation, or Wafd as their party came to be known, asked in late 1918 for permission from the British Resident, Sir Reginald Wingate, to leave for Europe for the conference. Wingate refused to allow them even passports. Zaghlül continued to insist on his suitability as a political representative of Egypt’s interests and met frequently and publicly with prominent politicians and nationalists. Members of the Wafd published thousands of copies of a pamphlet stating its purpose and distributed these throughout the country. On 8 March 1919, Zaghlül and three other members of the Wafd were arrested and deported to Malta. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 819

Categorization

• XREF: The passport denial and deportation show the petty repressive tools of British protectorate governance — contrasts with how Britain administered Sudan.