Category: Chelsea Manning
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Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
“We feel that Assange, Manning and Snowden have to be recognized for their ‘unprecedented contributions to the pursuit of peace and their immense personal sacrifices to promote peace for all’. With the unveiling of US war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq and the global surveillance program of the US secret services, the three have ‘exposed…
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Academics, human rights activists, lawyers: Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning now
“As scholars and citizens concerned with the protection of whistleblowers and a free press, with the ability to hold government to account for such abuses we call for the immediate release of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning from prison.”
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Military court rejects Chelsea Manning’s appeal
ACCA affirms Manning’s conviction and sentence, rejecting arguments of First Amendment protection and an overbroad Espionage Act, but the legal case doesn’t end here
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Chelsea Manning discusses whistleblowing, prison, and more with Democracy Now!
The whistleblower talks about her time in Iraq, releasing documents to WikiLeaks, her experience in prison, and now running for US Senate in Maryland
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Throw a party to support Chelsea Manning’s appeal!
Courage can help you host a party to raise funds for Chelsea Manning’s vital legal appeal; TransCyberian’s first party in Berlin on 16 June will feature live music and crypto workshops, with proceeds going to Chelsea’s fund
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Courage Trustees on Chelsea Manning’s commutation
Vivienne Westwood, Renata Avila, and John Pilger react to the news that Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning
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Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s sentence
Finally, Obama has released Chelsea from prison; but only a pardon could undo the precedent set by her unjust conviction
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Chelsea Manning spends her 7th birthday in prison
Chelsea Manning turns 29 today, as a White House petition calling on President Obama to grant her time served has reached 100,000 signers, forcing the White House to respond
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Chelsea Manning petitions Obama for clemency
Manning, who has already spent six years in prison, asks Obama to cut her sentence to time served; Obama could reverse course on whistleblowers before a Trump administration takes the reins