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Thursday, October 22, 2015
Free Chelsea Manning Now! -New whistleblower steps forward: The Drone Papers
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Oct 20, 2015 01:43 PM
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new whistleblower, End of Chelsea's restrictions, Medium
The Intercept came by the documents courtesy of a single,
currently anonymous source. Similar to Chelsea Manning, this
whistleblower was moved to act by their conscience.
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg told the
Guardian, “I waited 40 years for Chelsea. Three more for Snowden. And so
it’s wonderful that somebody is telling the truth about this series of crimes.
I’m very glad to see it.”
Chelsea speaks out on new blogging platform, Medium
Although still serving her 35-year prison sentence at the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, KS, Chelsea Manning continues to find new
ways to make her voice heard.
On October 7th, Chelsea published her first piece on Medium, a new
blogging platform, where she will continue to share more of her personal
story.
Chelsea also writes op-eds for the Guardian, and maintains a presence on Twitter (@xychelsea)
End of 21-day restrictions for Chelsea
On October 8th, Chelsea Manning's 21-day
recreational restriction sentence finally came to an end. As part of
her sentence, Chelsea was confined to her cell for most of the day, severely
limiting her ability to connect to supporters and the outside world,.
The sentence was the result of an August 18th secret disciplinary panel that found Chelsea
guilty of four ridiculous institutional offenses, including the possession
of books and magazines related to politics and LBGTQ issues (which she received
openly via the prison mail system), and having a tube of toothpaste that was
past its expiration date–deemed “medical mis-use”. She was initially
threatened with the potential of indefinite solitary confinement.
Chelsea can continue to be a powerful voice for reform,
but we need your help to make that happen. Help us support
Chelsea in prison, maximize her voice in the media, continue public education,
fund her legal appeals team, and build a powerful movement for presidential
pardon.
On October 8th, Chelsea Manning's 21-day
recreational restriction sentence finally came to an end. As part of
her sentence, Chelsea was confined to her cell for most of the day, severely
limiting her ability to connect to supporters and the outside world,. 
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