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Chelsea Manning Appeals her “Grossly Unfair” Conviction

HeadlineMay 20, 2016

Imprisoned Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has formally appealed her conviction and imprisonment, arguing her 35-year prison sentence is “grossly unfair and unprecedented.” Her appeal argues, “No whistleblower in American history has been sentenced this harshly.” In 2013, Manning was convicted of passing hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks.

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