Activists protest on behalf of Manning

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Activists protest on behalf of Manning

Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - LINK

2012-04-24

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Roger Fraser. Photos for Windy City Times by Mike Kalas-Multikulti

Using the slogan "Nobel Laureates SHOULDN'T IMPRISON Nobel Nominees," anti-war and LGBT-rights activists protested what they called "the Obama administration's prosecution of alleged WikiLeaker Private Bradley Manning" outside the UIC Forum April 23.

Photos for Windy City Times by Mike Kalas-Multikulti

Photos for Windy City Times by Mike Kalas-Multikulti

Cathy Sugar of Occupy Chicago. Photos for Windy City Times by Mike Kalas-Multikulti

Eldon Grossman and Joe Scarry. Photos for Windy City Times by Mike Kalas-Multikulti

Manning, a nominee, is facing life in prison for allegedly providing WikiLeaks various U.S. State Department cables. The cables, according to a press release from the Gay Liberation Network ( GLN ) , "exposed the Bush and Obama administrations' dirty dealings with a host of dictators and human rights abusers around the world, and evidence of U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

GLN and Occupy Chicago sponsored the protest.

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