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October 9, 2025

Antifa Expert to Flee with Family to Spain Following Death Threats
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Rutgers University history professor Mark Bray says his family is moving
from New Jersey to Spain after receiving death threats, including at
their home address. Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism and
terrorism at Rutgers and is the author of the 2017 book "Antifa: The
Anti-Fascist Handbook." His planned flight from the U.S. comes after the
Rutgers chapter of the campus conservative group Turning Point USA
circulated a petition labeling him "Dr. Antifa" and calling for him to
be fired. In an interview with Newsweek, Bray said, "This is reflective
of the broader trend in the country. The Trump administration, I
believe, is moving the country in a markedly authoritarian direction and
that takes a number of forms - but one of those forms is an attack on
academic freedom and higher education."


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