WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning appeared in a federal courtroom on Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, where the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst unsuccessfully challenged a subpoena requiring her to testify before a grand jury that is investigating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Outside the courthouse, the former Bradley Edward Manning (who is now 31) told reporters that her efforts […]
FLASHBACK: Assange Prosecution Will Focus on Chelsea Manning Era Releases, Not DNC Emails…
WikiLeaks Veteran: I ‘Cooperated’ With Feds ‘in Exchange for Immunity’…
Chelsea Manning isn’t alone. Late Thursday, Manning revealed that she’s fighting a subpoena to testify before a grand jury that’s been investigating Julian Assange for nearly nine years. But Manning isn’t the only one being dragged into the aging probe of WikiLeaks’ first big haul. A former WikiLeaks volunteer who was also personal friends with […]
FLASHBACK: Assange Prosecution Will Focus On Chelsea Manning Era Releases, Not DNC Emails…
Chelsea Manning Challenges Grand Jury Subpoena, Support Committee Issues Statement in Solidarity…
Chelsea Manning has been summoned to appear and give testimony before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) on March 5, 2019. Following a rich history of contributions to activist communities, Chelsea will utilize every available avenue to challenge this subpoena. In support of Chelsea, activists have begun mobilizing through a […]
Assange’s Lawyer Weighs In…
Being Julian Assange by Suzie Dawson…
Certain journalists would consult an almanac for Washington DC on the night of the 2016 election, and begin this article with a few picturesque, scene-setting words about the chill winds whipping the capital as it lay poised, awaiting the results with bated breath. But I have more respect for my readers than that. So I’ll […]
Ecuador Prepares to Hand Julian Assange Over to U.K., U.S….
More than six years after Julian Assange moved himself into the confines of the Ecuadorian embassy building in London, the WikiLeaks founder finds himself in danger again. Remarks made earlier this week by Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa suggest that her government may be depriving Assange of the political asylum it granted him in […]
After Backlash, Kennedy School Withdraws Manning’s Fellowship…
Facing backlash from high-ranking current and former CIA officials, the Dean of the Kennedy School of Government withdrew an invitation for Chelsea Manning to serve as a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics in late-night reversal Friday. “I now think that designating Chelsea Manning as a Visiting Fellow was…
Former Acting CIA Chief Resigns from Harvard in Protest of Chelsea Manning Invitation…
The former deputy and acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency is resigning as a non-resident senior fellow from Harvard’s Kennedy School after Chelsea Manning was invited to be a visiting fellow this year. In his resignation letter on Thursday, Michael J. Morell said he “cannot be part of an organization”…