Chelsea Manning
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Wikileaks leader says ‘ball is in US court’ over his pledge to travel after decision to release whistleblower Chelsea Manning
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Trump calls army whistleblower an ‘ungrateful traitor’ in tweet 14 minutes after the words appeared on TV network, the third such instance in recent months
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WikiLeaks founder qualifies his pledge to accept extradition to the US in interview with Australian current affairs programme The Project
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Barack Obama said he felt comfortable commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning, in his final White House press conference on Wednesday
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Although doing so put her future at risk, the whistleblower bravely spoke out about trans liberation from prison. It was an honour to fight for her freedom
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Chelsea Manning will be released from military prison in May
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Former US intelligence contractor’s Russian lawyer also says Snowden can apply for country’s citizenship from next year
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White House press secretary Josh Earnest says the decision to free the whistleblower was partly because she has admitted wrongdoing through the justice system, unlike Edward Snowden.
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Once classified reports could go viral, US diplomats thought twice about what they wrote – and foreign contacts were careful with what they told diplomats
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With a stroke of his pen, the president made up for his draconian record – and, quite literally, saved this heroic whistleblower’s life
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A physically slight army private, shocked by the reality of America’s military mission, revealed US diplomatic secrets and was made to pay a heavy price
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The whistleblower’s degrading treatment is likely to worsen under Donald Trump. There are only a few days left to rescue her
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The army whistleblower, who has been incarcerated for six years, had asked the president for clemency in the final days of his presidential term
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Musician posts YouTube message urging Obama to release Manning, who is serving a prison sentence for leaking state secrets, before President-elect Trump takes office
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Former US soldier serving 35 years in prison for leaking state secrets asks Barack Obama to commute her sentence to time served
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Manning ‘tried to kill herself’ last month at Fort Leavenworth prison where former army intelligence analyst is serving 40 years for leaking secrets
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‘I’m OK,’ Manning tweeted, ending several days without communication while in solitary as punishment for having tried to take her own life in military prison
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Sonic Youth co-founder says he’s been fascinated with the struggle faced by Manning and admires her as a ‘punk princess’ stepping up for what’s right
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Studies show solitary confinement can increase the risk of suicide, leaving mental health professionals shocked at the US military’s decision
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‘I am feeling hurt. I am feeling lonely’ says Manning, who did not indicate whether she would appeal against the punishment after her sentencing
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US private is charged with interfering with the ‘good order’ of the military prison after she tried to kill herself, which could lead to indefinite solitary confinement
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Intertwining the stories of Chelsea Manning and hactivist Aaron Swartz, this fascinating, busy play meditates on knowledge, privacy and and power
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