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Whistleblowers are heroes, not criminals.

The United States was founded by people who spoke out against corruption. In that spirit, and from her prison cell, Chelsea Manning has crafted a 31-page bill to stop the US government from using the Espionage Act to persecute fellow whistleblowers and citizen journalists.

Tell Congress to consider Chelsea Manning's new bill that protects whistleblowers and journalists from unreasonable prosecution.

It is time to rein in the Espionage Act - we call on the US government to consider the National Integrity and Free Speech Protection Act as a serious and necessary piece of reform.

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Read Chelsea's bill:

Under Obama’s administration, eight people have been threatened with charges of “aiding the enemy” through the Espionage Act – Manning’s bill seeks to protect these and similar whistleblowers from such overboard accusations, which can carry extreme prison sentences.

Details of the bill include amendments to:

  • Require the government “to prove that the intention and motive of the accused in transmitting or communicating sensitive documents or information was to harm the government or someone else”;
  • Extend protections afforded to traditional newspapers and broadcasters to the 21st century breed of digital publishers;
  • Promote transparency and revisions to criminal laws.

    • Read all 31 pages of the bill - drafted from the Fort Leavenworth military prison where Chelsea Manning has been held since August of 2013 - here.

    How to support Chelsea Manning:

    UPDATE: Chelsea's case is currently under appeal and she urgently needs donations to cover legal costs. You can support her case financially here.

    Chelsea Manning is being held in prison for 35 years for truth-telling. The US government is punishing her for releasing classified information about the US war in Iraq - its condoning of torture, its cover-up of civilian deaths, child abuse by contractor in Afghanistan, and much more - to WikiLeaks, an organization that she understood would release portions of the information to news organizations and ultimately to the public.

    As her lawyer reiterates in this video, besides supporting her appeal, the most important thing you can do is to keep Chelsea’s case alive and in the public conversation.

    You can follow her on twitter @xychelsea or start a mail correspondence - since she has no Internet access, Chelsea depends on her correspondents to keep her up-to-date on breaking news.

    Find out more information at [www.chelseamanning.org] (http://www.chelseamanning.org/)

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