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’
Incarcerated Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Pushes for Presidential Commutation
Representative Ilhan Omar and experts will speak to the importance of Air Force veteran Daniel Hale shedding light on the opaque drone program and why the Biden Administration needs to issue an immediate commutation
#StopToxicTwitter Coalition Calls for Corporations to Stop Ad Buys on Twitter, as Elon Musk’s Layoffs Cut Content Moderation and Brand Safeguards
Experts and Advocates Warn of Serious Harms as Musk’s Layoffs Devastate Twitter’s Ability to Prevent Hate and Harassment Ahead of the Election
#StopTheDeal Coalition Statement on Elon Musk’s Twitter Acquisition Deal
A diverse coalition of nonprofit advocacy groups continues to sound the alarm on the dangers of an Elon Musk-owned Twitter as the deal comes to a close
Coalition Launches Campaign Against Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Groups Warn Elon’s Ownership of Twitter Would Be Detrimental to Society; Launch StopTheDeal.com as Hub for Multi-Pronged Effort
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
40+ Human Rights Lawyers, Organizations, Authors, and First Nation Representatives Call on PM Justin Trudeau and RCMP to Protect Secwepemc Activists from Pipeline Workers
Citing escalated harassment against the Tiny House Warriors, group calls on PM Justin Trudeau to abide by UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and immediately halt Trans Mountain Pipeline construction on Secwepemc lands
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
Tiny House Warriors and Braided Warriors Accomplices Lock Down on Trans Mountain Site
Land defenders lock down to Trans Mountain Blue River pumping station to send clear message of support to Indigenous land defenders and affirm ‘no consent, no pipelines’
Water Protector Steve Martinez Taken Back Into Custody For Refusal to Cooperate with Grand Jury
Bismarck, ND – Water Protector Steve Martinez was taken back into federal custody in Bismarck, North Dakota yesterday following an appearance before the federal Grand Jury. Martinez is also being fined $50 a day for every day he maintains his refusal to give testimony. He continues to stand in solidarity with his Indigenous relatives and […]
Indigenous Youth Violently Arrested Outside AIG Insurance Return to Film International Human Rights Testimonials
After being violently arrested outside AIG the Braided Warriors will return to film UN Human Rights Testimonials demanding AIG #StopInsuringGenocide
Water Protector Steve Martinez Ordered Released
District Court Judge Traynor, Government Agree with Counsel for Steve Martinez That Finding of Contempt and Sanctions Were Imposed Without Authority and Must Be Terminated
Water Protector Steve Martinez Files Objections to Finding of Civil Contempt
Steve Martinez, jailed in effort to coerce testimony, says proceedings are tainted by due process violations, undue haste, unwarranted secrecy, and the appearance of impropriety
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: Chelsea Manning Released After EDVA Grand Jury Probe Expires
Alexandria, VA — Judge Anthony Trenga today ordered Chelsea Manning’s release from confinement, after the apparent conclusion of the grand jury to which she had been subpoenaed, and before which she refused to testify. He further ordered that she pay $256,000 in fines which accrued each day she refused to cooperate with the grand jury. Needless […]
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 […]
UN Orders Canada to Halt Work on Trans Mountain Pipeline
Blue River, BC — A new United Nations report orders Canada to cease construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline until informed consent is obtained from the Secwepemc people. “Now it is clear to the whole world every minute that Canada continues construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline is a violation of the basic human rights of […]
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 […]