Manning has been imprisoned after her refusal to testify before a grand jury about her connection with WikiLeaks.
Activist Chelsea Manning, who has been in jail for contempt after refusing to testify in a federal prosecution of WikiLeaks, attempted to take her own life Wednesday. Manning has reportedly been taken to a hospital to recover.
Manning is scheduled to appear in court on Friday where a judge is expected to rule on a motion to have the contempt sanctions against her dropped. "In spite of those sanctions—which have so far included over a year of so-called 'coercive' incarceration and nearly half a million dollars in threatened fines—she remains unwavering in her refusal to participate in a secret grand jury process that she sees as highly susceptible to abuse," read a Wednesday statement obtained byFormer U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning reportedly attempted suicide while jailed on Wednesday."Ms.
Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, sent secret documents to WikiLeaks concerning the U.S. military presence in both Iraq and Afghanistan. WikiLeaks released the information online.
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