Chelsea Manning

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces 18 federal counts related to allegations of illegally obtaining, receiving and disclosing classified information. He is accused of conspiring to hack U.S. government computer networks, and obtain and publish classifi

British Court Rejects U.S. Request To Extradite WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

3:53pm January 04, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The WikiLeaks founder took refuge for seven years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. He was removed in April 2019 and imprisoned while he awaited a decision on his extradition.

Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst, was ordered released from jail in Alexandria, Va., where she was held for not testifying in the WikiLeaks investigation.

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Judge Orders Chelsea Manning Released From Jail

6:18pm March 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The former Army intelligence analyst was behind bars for not testifying before a grand jury. The order for her release came the day after her lawyers said she attempted to kill herself.

British musician Roger Waters speaks at a rally in Parliament Square, London, as part of the demonstration against the extradition of Julian Assange on Saturday.

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Protesters Demand Julian Assange Be Freed Ahead Of Extradition Hearing

7:09pm February 22, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

Hundreds of people, including Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters and designer Vivienne Westwood, demanded that Julian Assange be freed. Assange is due to face an extradition hearing Monday.

Chelsea Manning leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse in northern Virginia in March. A top official with the United Nations says that her punishment for refusing to testify amounts to torture.

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Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says

7:07pm December 31, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.

Former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning speaks to reporters in Virginia on Thursday. After Manning refused to testify before a grand jury, U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga said she was in contempt of court and ordered her back to jail.

Chelsea Manning Sent Back To Jail For Refusing To Testify Before Grand Jury

7:36am May 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"Facing jail again, potentially today, doesn't change my stance," the former Army private said before the hearing. The judge also ordered her to be fined every day she is in custody after 30 days.

Chelsea Manning, a former military intelligence analyst, was freed after refusing to testify about WikiLeaks, but she now faces a new subpoena.

Chelsea Manning Is Freed From Jail, Faces New Subpoena In WikiLeaks Case

10:46am May 10, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Manning is due to return to federal court on May 16. Despite an offer of immunity, she has refused to answer questions about WikiLeaks, saying she already has shared everything she knows.

Attorneys for Chelsea Manning — Moira Meltzer-Cohen, left, and Christopher Leibig — speak after she was taken into custody after refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury investigating the release of documents to WikiLeaks.

Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusing To Testify About WikiLeaks

1:07pm March 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

Chelsea Manning, a former United States Army intelligence analyst, was convicted by court-martial in 2013 of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents.

Chelsea Manning Files For Senate Run In Maryland

6:53pm January 13, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Federal Election Commission documents show Chelsea Manning has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat in Maryland.

Chelsea Manning was interviewed on the ABC News program Nightline shortly after her release from prison. Manning, a 29-year-old transgender woman, formerly known as Bradley Manning, was convicted of leaking classified information.

Harvard Withdraws Fellowship Invitation To Chelsea Manning

9:02am September 15, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School announced Wednesday that Manning would be one of its visiting fellows, but less than two days later, the school's dean withdrew the invitation.

Edward Snowden appears from Russia on a giant video screen in 2014. The former National Security Agency contractor fled to Russia in 2013 shortly after leaking information about the NSA's bulk data collection program. He also faces charges in the U.S. und

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Once Reserved For Spies, Espionage Act Now Used Against Suspected Leakers

4:38pm June 28, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Woodrow Wilson signed the Espionage Act to target spies during World War I. The Obama administration used it against suspected leakers, and now the Trump administration is doing the same.

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