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Based on NYT criteria, Snowden and Manning deserve clemency
The reasons given by the NYT to grant Snowden clemency all apply equally to Manning! By the Private Manning Support Network. January 10, 2014. Last week, the New York Times editorial board thrilled...
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Update 1/14/13: Public pressure works! Sign these petitions today
SIgn two important petitions calling for Chelsea’s immediate release! Public pressure works! Public pressure works. We know that more than 500,000 signatures calling on the government to stop abusing...
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Update 01/21/14: Chelsea to receive Integrity in Intelligence award
A supporter holding a vigil in solidarity with Chelsea Manning. The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) are presenting the 2014 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence to...
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Chelsea Manning Awarded Sam Adams Integrity Prize for 2014
By the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII). January 16, 2014. Chelsea will be awarded the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in...
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Update 01/22/14: Manning should be set free immediately, but parole could...
Supporters have asked what options remain for Chelsea’s freedom after having been sentenced to 35 years in prison. A clemency request offers some hope, as does the upcoming appeals process, but looking...
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Update 1/26/14: From the war on hackers to the war on whistleblowers
“The US crackdown on hackers is our new war on drugs,” boldly declares Hanni Fakhoury, former federal public defender and a current Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He argues in a...
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Write a letter supporting PVT Manning’s request for clemency!
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Convening Authorities are granted the power to reduce or eliminate a convicted soldier’s sentence. They use this power when...
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Update 2/3/14: Chelsea Manning nominated for 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, and...
Several European Parliamentarians have decided to nominate both Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize! The Pirate Party, to which the parliamentarians belong, is a...
View ArticleThe PVT Manning Support Network is now seeking volunteers for the following...
Please e-mail emma@privatemanning.org for more information or to set up a time to chat about the position in which you’re interested. Fundraising Associate This role could be adjusted to suit someone...
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Update 2/18/14: Whistleblower John Kiriakou punished for speaking to press
CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou faces threats by prison officials who are pressuring him not to write letters to the press. The government continues to send a chilling message to whistleblowers: “Stay...
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Update 2/20/2014: Jesselyn Radack asked at Heathrow Airport “Who is Bradley...
Edward Snowden’s lawyer Jesselyn Radack was recently detained while going through customs at London’s Heathrow Airport. Jesselyn Radack told Firedoglake she was subjected to “very hostile...
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Chelsea Manning acceptance statement of Sam Adams Award for Integrity in...
Aaron Kirkhouse (left), a childhood friend of Chelsea Manning, accepting the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence on her behalf. Also in photo: US Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.), Craig Murray,...
View ArticleChelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, jailed for 35 yrs, receives a family...
The Private Manning Family Fund was set up to support Manning's Welsh-Irish family with the cost of prison visits to Leavenworth, Kansas. The family has previously self-funded four trips to the US but...
View ArticleUpdate 2/25/14: Edward Snowden’s taped statement to Chelsea Manning re. Sam...
Recipient of the 2013 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, Edward Snowden sent this taped statement for the ceremony held last week at Oxford University.
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Update 3/11/14: John Kiriakou: The Espionage Act should be rewritten to...
Whistleblower John Kiriakou argues that the Espionage Act needs to be re-written to consider actual harm done, and intent. In a powerful op-ed in the LA Times, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who is...
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Update 3/18/14: Chelsea Manning supporters march in Saint Patricks Peace Parade
Chelsea Manning supporters marched in the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade in Boston this weekend. Alfred Johnson sent in this report: Heroic Wikileaks Whistleblower Private Chelsea Manning‘s fight for...
View ArticleNew legal team will fight for Chelsea on appeal
By Emma Cape, Chelsea Manning Support Network. March 17, 2014 The fight to free Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is far from over. Our priority is now raising money to support a rigorous legal appeals...
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Messages from Chelsea Manning and attorney Nancy Hollander
CHELSEA E. MANNINGMarch 17, 2014 I would like to thank all of you for your support. Without your efforts–including organizing, fundraising, and public education–my court martial would not have been...
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Announcing the “Chelsea Manning Support Network”
By the Support Network. March 19, 2014. How Chelsea sees herself, as interpreted by artist Molly Crabapple As we’ve discussed previously on this website, Army whistleblower PVT Manning came out...
View ArticleUpdate 3/24/14: Government censoring Freedom of Information requests more...
Government transparency is important. The Associated Press recently concluded its study of government freedom of information requests (FOIA) and the results are disappointing at best. More then under...
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