BMSN press releases

Update 6/2/13: Nearly two thousand rally for Bradley Manning at Ft. Meade

Press release: nearly two thousand activists, veterans, and other supporters marched and rallied at Ft. Meade, MD, for US Army whistleblower PFC Bradley Manning. Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright, Sarah Shourd, and Lt. Dan Choi spoke out, and supporters traveled from around the northeast and across the United States.

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Update 5/22/13: Whistle-blower supporters plan mass demo at Ft. Meade (advisory)

Press release: a thousand supporters of Bradley Manning plan to descend on Ft. Meade, MD, on June 1, 2013, to protest the Army whistleblower’s imprisonment and unjust trial. Daniel Ellsberg, Ethan McCord, Dan Choi, and Sarah Shourd are among featured speakers. Read on for bus information and other details.

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Bradley Manning the runner-up in the election for 2013 SF Gay Pride grand marshal

April 26, 2013. By the Bradley Manning Support Network. Past honorees of the SF Pride Parade have chosen PFC Bradley Manning as the sole selection for grand marshal at this year’s parade, bestowing one of the highest honors in the LGBT community on the openly gay whistleblower, currently persecuted for shining light on war crimes.

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Military decrees media access to Manning’s hearing is a privilege, not a right

April 10, 2013. By Nathan Fuller. As Bradley Manning returned to court for another pretrial hearing in Ft. Meade, MD, the military reacted to last month’s audio leak by informing the press that their access to this case is a privilege, and not a right, despite already severe restrictions on media coverage. The CCR and the Bradley Manning Support Network respond.

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