Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years behind bars, August 21, 2013

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A US military judge has sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison. Manning faced up to 90 years behind bars, while prosecutors sought to put the whistleblower away for a minimum of six decades. Read more at: RT.com

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Govts threats to journos 'signalling rise of fascism' - WikiLeaks, August 20, 2013

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The Guardian's editor Alan Rusbridger said that UK authorities raided the paper's London office to destroy hard drives in a bid to stop further damaging publications. He also said that intelligence officials from the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had told him that he had the option of handing over all the classified documents or seeing the newspaper's hard drives destroyed. For more RT talks to WikiLeaks spokesperson, Kristinn Hrafnsson. Read more at: RT.com

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RT | Manning Spy? Whistleblower faces 136+ yrs jail time under Espionage Act, July 31, 2013

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The 25 year old was acquitted of the most serious charge against him - that of aiding the enemy - which carried a potential life sentence. But the army private was convicted on 15 counts of espionage and theft of government property. There was also a computer fraud charge - along with similar infractions Manning committed while in the military. Add it all up, and Manning could face 136 years behind bars. For a closer look at how the White House has used the Espionage Act in its war against whistleblowers, here's RT's Gayane Chichakyan. -RT.com

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Snowden makes his first statement from Moscow, July 1, 2013

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The anti-secrecy website Wikileaks has now released a letter that was allegedly written by Edward Snowden. It says: "The Obama administration has now adopted the strategy of using citizenship as a weapon. Although I am convicted of nothing, it has unilaterally revoked my passport, leaving me a stateless person.

Without any judicial order, the administration now seeks to stop me exercising a basic right. A right that belongs to everybody. The right to seek asylum." Meanwhile, earlier today, we found out that an anonymous Russian official told the LA Times that Snowden has now filed for asylum in no fewer than 15 countries. For reaction on the letter and the latest from the Snowden saga, RT Political Commentator Sam Sacks and Abby Martin, the host of Breaking the Set, join us.-RT.com

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