Chelsea Manning

Harvard University withdraws fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning

Harvard University on Friday withdrew a fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of leaking classified data, after two top intelligence experts distanced themselves from the school over the invite. 

Sep 15, 2017, 11:59 AM IST

WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning set to be released

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US history, is set to walk out of a military prison Wednesday after seven years behind bars.

May 17, 2017, 10:49 AM IST

Pentagon chief says he opposed cutting Chelsea Manning's prison term

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said he had opposed commuting the prison sentence of convicted leaker Chelsea Manning, who was convicted in 2013 of espionage and other crimes for leaking classified information while deployed in Iraq.

Jan 19, 2017, 09:48 AM IST

Obama cuts short WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning's sentence

 In a surprise move, the outgoing US President Barack Obama has commuted the 35-year sentence of Chelsea Manning, a transgender soldier who was convicted of stealing and disseminating 750,000 pages of sensitive diplomatic documents and videos to whistle-blower WikiLeaks.

Jan 18, 2017, 17:15 PM IST

Supporters protest WikiLeaks mole charges after suicide attempt

Originally called Bradley, Manning was convicted in August 2013 of espionage and other offenses after admitting to handing classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Aug 11, 2016, 04:01 AM IST