Chelsea Manning barred from entering Canada

[soleiltropiques]

Chelsea Manning says she has been barred from entering Canada

Former US soldier and one of the most prominent whistleblowers of modern times posts letter to Twitter saying she is ‘not authorized to enter Canada’

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[velvetunicorn]

People with a prison record aren't typically allowed in Canada or the US as far as I understand so this isn't really surprising.

[soleiltropiques]

Perhaps it's not surprising, but it should definitely be criticized, and perhaps rethought, given the laws (and history) being referred to here.(1-4

[soleiltropiques]

It's also interesting to consider the role of the Espionage Act of 1917 (as well as the Sedition Act of 1918, which was eventually repealed) in the First 'Red Scare' (1919):

https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/red_scare

[soleiltropiques]

Another historical detail regarding the Espionage Act: it was also used to convict Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed in 1953.

http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/TheRosenbergTrial.asp

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/15/horror-rosenbergs-executions-force-good

[moonshaz]

The article content aside, I must say it does my heart good to see her looking as happy and healthy as she does in that pic!

[soleiltropiques]

Ditto! :)