Somerville City Council Votes Overwhelmingly to Pass Ceasefire Resolution, First in Massachusetts
Prior to the 9-2 vote, hundreds of Somerville residents rallied in support of a ceasefire and packed the council chambers
Constituents Demanding Ceasefire Protest Outside Katherine Clark’s Beach Front Home
Constituents Marched with ‘Shrouded Children’ to Demand a Ceasefire and Accountability at Representative Katherine Clark’s Doorstep
Check My Ads Calls for Investigation into X Corp.’s Deceptive Advertising Practices
Non-profit adtech watchdog submits formal complaint to the Federal Trade Commission
Activists Block Entrance to Raytheon’s Tuscon Facility as Palestinian Death Toll Passes 9,000
Die-In Protest Blocks Raytheon’s Tucson Office to Tell Weapon Manufacturer, ‘Stop Profiting from Genocide!’
Elon Musk Escalates Speech-Chilling Attacks on His Critics
On Monday Musk threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for X’s ad revenue losses
Civil Society Organizations and Experts Sign Open Letter to Stand Against Elon Musk’s Efforts to Silence Independent Researchers
CCDH research shows hate proliferating on “X” under musk; The Sparrow Project joins over 60 organizations and experts worldwide to stand with CCDH
Federal Bureau of Prisons Provides Bureau’s First Ever Gender Affirming Surgery to Donna Langan
Ms. Langan, an inmate at FMC Carswell, ‘can finally move forward as her truest and best self’
Statement from Chelsea Manning on Her Testing Positive for Coronavirus, Importance of Vaccines
Vaccines work, masks work, testing works, healthcare is a right, and we all need to support each other
Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison, Former Air Force Intelligence Analyst Daniel Hale Explains Why He Leaked US Drone Secrets
In a deeply personal letter to Judge Liam O’Grady Daniel Hale explains he violated the Espionage Act to stop the cycle of violence perpetuated by the US’ extrajudicial killing programs
Indigenous Water Protector Jailed in North Dakota for Refusing to Cooperate With Secret Grand Jury
Steve Martinez Takes Principled Stand Against Use of Grand Jury to Repress Indigenous Environmental Movement
Haunted by Disease-Ridden WWII Death Camps, Jewish Activists Push to Free ICE Detainees as COVID-19 Strikes First Facilities
Anne Frank didn’t die in a gas chamber; she got sick in a crowded and unsanitary ICE-like concentration camp
Statement From Chelsea Manning’s Legal Team: Ms. Manning is Recovering in Hospital, Scheduled to Appear in Court Friday
Alexandria, VA — On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, Chelsea Manning attempted to take her own life. She was taken to a hospital and is currently recovering. Ms. Manning is still scheduled to appear on Friday for a previously-calendared hearing, at which Judge Anthony Trenga will rule on a motion to terminate the civil contempt sanctions stemming […]
Legal Team Files Motion to Release Chelsea Manning
Alexandria, VA — Today, attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen filed a Motion to Release Chelsea Manning, based on evidence, including an expert’s assessment of Chelsea’s personality profile, and a public condemnation of her “coercive confinement” by Nils Melzer, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Ms. Manning has […]
Chelsea Manning Responds to United Nations Rapporteur’s Call For Her Release
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: Release Chelsea Manning immediately— Alexandria, VA — This week Nils Melzer, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment published a letter to the U.S. government dated November 1, 2019, condemning the incarceration of Chelsea Manning, calling such coercive confinement “torture” in […]
Jeremy Hammond Issues Statement Explaining Why He is Resisting the Grand Jury
Alexandria, VA — Imprisoned information activist Jeremy Hammond was found in contempt yesterday for refusing to cooperate with a Federal Grand Jury in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). Chelsea Manning was similarly remanded into custody for failure to provide testimony before the same Grand Jury. Hammond, who was already serving his 7th year of a […]
Imprisoned Activist Jeremy Hammond Found in Contempt for Failure to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury in the EDVA
Same Virginia Grand Jury Probe Holding Chelsea Manning on Contempt also finds Hammond in Contempt Alexandria, VA — Imprisoned information activist Jeremy Hammond has been found in contempt today for refusing to answer 7 questions in front of a Federal Grand Jury in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). Earlier this year Chelsea Manning was remanded […]
Imprisoned Activist Jeremy Hammond Called Against His Will to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury in the EDVA
Virginia Grand Jury Believed to be the Same Probe that Previously Called on Chelsea Manning, David House — Alexandria, VA — Imprisoned information activist Jeremy Hammond has been called against his will to testify before a Federal Grand Jury in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). Last week Hammond was removed from the Federal Correctional […]
Judge Says Chelsea Manning Can Pay Fines, Despite Evidence to the Contrary
Chelsea will Remain Confined Another Year and will Face Ongoing Financial Hardship— Alexandria, VA — On Monday, August 5, 2019, Judge Anthony Trenga denied Chelsea Manning’s Motion to Reconsider Sanctions imposed after he found her in civil contempt of court for her refusal to give grand jury testimony relating to her 2010 disclosures of classified […]
Lawyers Say Chelsea Manning Lacks Financial Capacity to Pay Fines
Alexandria, VA — In a reply brief to be filed later today, Chelsea Manning will propose guidelines for a hearing to assess her financial capacity before Judge Anthony Trenga, who, just over a month ago, ordered her to pay fines that could total up to nearly half a million dollars. These fines were imposed in […]
Chelsea Manning’s Legal Team Files Motion to Reconsider Sanctions
Alexandria, VA — Today, Chelsea Manning and her legal team filed a Motion to Reconsider Sanctions, in which they ask Judge Anthony Trenga to release Chelsea from confinement, and ask that he modify the fines he imposed on her. During the May 16th contempt hearing, Judge Trenga found Ms. Manning in contempt of court and […]
Statement from Chelsea Manning and Her Lawyer Regarding Today’s Superseding Indictment
“This administration describes the press as the opposition party and an enemy of the people. Today, they use the law as a sword…” — Chelsea Manning Alexandria, VA — Chelsea Manning and her attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen have issued the following statements in reply to today’s events: The continued detention of Chelsea Manning is purely punitive. […]
Statement from Chelsea Manning’s Lawyers Regarding Chelsea Being Remanded Into Custody
Alexandria, VA — Today, Chelsea Manning was remanded into federal custody, again, for refusing to testify before a federal Grand Jury. In addition to being held in confinement for the duration of the Grand Jury investigation or until she purges her contempt and testifies, District Court Judge Anthony Trenga ordered Chelsea to be fined $500 every […]
Statement from Chelsea Manning’s Legal Team Regarding Today’s Grand Jury Hearing
Alexandria, VA — Today, Chelsea and her team will argue a Motion to Quash the subpoena compelling Chelsea to appear today for a second time to give testimony before a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Virginia. This subpoena issued more than a year after the previous grand jury obtained an indictment against […]
Chelsea Manning Released from Alexandria Detention Center After Grand Jury Lapses
Alexandria, VA — Earlier today Chelsea Manning was released from the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria, VA. Chelsea’s release follows the expiration of the term of the EDVA Grand Jury that previously demanded her testimony. Chelsea was in jail for 62 days, after she was found in contempt of court for her […]