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Chelsea Manning

American activist and whistleblower · United States · On the map · Activists · Born 1987 · age 38

Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is an American activist and whistleblower. She is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly 750,000 classified, or unclassified but sensitive, military and...

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2021“This is the thing about the right, is that they just wanna win.”In their words2 June 2021Interview with QAnon Anonymous Podcast

2017EFF AwardAward2014Sam Adams AwardAward2013“The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in. Since the tragic events of 9/11, our country has been at war.”In their words22 August 2013Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing

“In our zeal to kill the enemy, we internally debated the definition of torture. We held individuals at Guantanamo for years without due process.”In their words22 August 2013Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing

“Patriotism is often the cry extolled when morally questionable acts are advocated by those in power.”In their words22 August 2013Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing

“I understand that my actions violated the law; I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. I only wanted to help people.”In their words22 August 2013Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing

“If you deny my request for a pardon, I will serve my time knowing that sometimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society.”In their words22 August 2013Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing

Seán MacBride Peace PrizeAwardUS Peace PrizeAward2011Whistleblower PrizeAward1987Born17 December 1987

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  1. I initially agreed with these methods and chose to volunteer to help defend my country.

    22 August 2013 · Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing, Own words

  2. As the late Howard Zinn once said, "There is not a flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

    22 August 2013 · Letter to Barack Obama (22 August 2013) sent to the president, as read by defense attorney David Coombs following Manning's sentencing, Own words

  3. The most alarming aspect of the video to me was the seeming delightful blood-lust the aerial weapons team happened to have.

    1 August 2013 · Amy Goodman in Manning, Snowden and Assange were the ones who took risks to expose crime (1 Aug 2013) This quote is from a statement made, Own words

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Awards

EFF Award2017
Sam Adams Award2014
Seán MacBride Peace Prize2013
US Peace Prize2013
Whistleblower Prize2011

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She is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly 750,000 classified, or unclassified but sensitive, military and diplomatic documents. She was imprisoned from 2010 until 2017, when President Barack Obama commuted her sentence. A trans woman, Manning said in 2013 that she had had a female gender identity since childhood and wanted to be known as Chelsea Manning.

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Dates
Born 1987 · age 38

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