Us Anti-Fascism Expert Blocked From Flying to Spain at Airport
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US anti-fascism expert Mark Bray is blocked from flying to Spain, sparking concerns about censorship and free speech; the HN discussion is limited but supportive of Bray.
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Seems like a pretty apt description, no?
> Mark Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. He left the country Thursday night.
> On Wednesday night, the expert, Mark Bray, was turned back from the gate at Newark Liberty International Airport, after getting the family’s boarding passes, checking their bags and going though security and was told his reservation had been canceled. But his flight was rescheduled and took off Thursday evening, he wrote in a post on Bluesky.
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