President Obama,
Pardon Chelsea Manning
BECAUSE THE PUBLIC DESERVES THE TRUTH AND WHISTLEBLOWERS DESERVE PROTECTION.
1 days of unjust confinement is enough!
On Sep. 3, 2013, Pvt. Manning filed a formal application for presidential pardon. View the application:
Now join Amnesty International and the Chelsea Manning Support Network and sign a petition supporting Pvt. Manning's request for pardon. Whistleblowing is not a crime!
After a prosecution which starkly showcased US government officials' misplaced priorities when it comes to human rights, whistleblower and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Army Private Chelsea [formerly Bradley] Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
The information that Manning gave to the public exposed the unjust detainment of innocent people at Guantanamo Bay, shown us the true human cost of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and changed journalism forever. There is no evidence that anyone died as a result of the leaked information.
Like Manning, we believe a healthy democracy requires public information. What price will future whistleblowers pay? It’s time for President Obama to pardon Private Manning, and focus on preventing human rights violations instead of punishing whistleblowers.
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This makes a mockery of everything the USA is supposed to stand for. Democracy and freedom of speech. Leave your presudency with a real statement.
Dear President Obama, please pardon Chelsea Manning. She should not be in prison for telling the truth, for exposing war crimes and corruption. Punish the war criminals, not the whistleblowers. Please do the right thing. The world will appreciate.
Peace.
Balam Kenter
Istanbul, Turkey
My name is Kadriye Kenter. I am an actress from Istanbul, Turkey. Chelsea Manning is the collective conscience of the whole world. Please pardon her because telling the truth should not be a crime.
My name is Sara Warnquist and I am a student at the Pennsylvania State University. I am studying Social Psychology, International Development, and Political Science…I am a social, environmental, and political activist…I support CHELSEA Manning because the United States is supposed to be a democracy and we have the right to know how our country is supporting us in the international realm. We have the right to condone or condemn acts of violence. We have the right to say whether or not our country should go to war. We have been denied that right time and time again and Chelsea’s acts have helped to remove the veil of secrecy over the inner workings of our military. She is a martyr for human rights and keeping her behind bars is an atrocious disgrace to this country and all that it is SUPPOSED to stand for. I am a poet, a Green Party member, and above all…an advocate for peace and equality. Pardon Chelsea Manning.
Kareim, Oakland CA, “I support Chelsea because we have a right to know what the government is doing in our name.”
Vancouver, Canada
Chelsea Manning acted in good conscience, and her actions have had a positive effect. - Mislav, Chicago
My name is Ian Blumberg-Enge. Im a student in Oakland California and i support Chelsea Manning for her courage to do what is right.
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