Alexa O'Brien

Alexa O’Brien is an independent journalist. She received a 2013 Freedom of the Press Foundation grant for her coverage of the Chelsea Manning trial. For her “outstanding work for justice for Manning” she was shortlisted for the 2013 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. On Twitter: @carwinb.

Hope Triumphs

Chelsea Manning’s Liberation, and Ours

She’s been used by the government as a warning, and by other leakers as a prop. Soon, she’ll finally be able to speak for herself.

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Blotter

Inside the ‘PayPal 14’ Trial

A long and secretive legal battle against a group of activists accused of attacking the e-commerce site in the name of WikiLeaks has finally neared its end.

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Exclusive

Manning: ‘I Will Recover’

Bradley Manning has vowed to stay positive, his defense lawyers tells Alexa O’Brien in an exclusive interview.

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Last Chance

There’s Hope For Manning Yet

Bradley Manning awaits sentencing after guilty verdict. Is there hope for an appeal? Alexa O’Brien reports.

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Military Justice

Manning’s Enemy No. 1?

At a hearing Thursday, military judge Col. Denise Lind refused to toss out “aiding the enemy” and other weakly substantiated charges against Bradley Manning.

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Chelsea Manning’s Liberation, and Ours

Inside the ‘PayPal 14’ Trial

Manning: ‘I Will Recover’

There’s Hope For Manning Yet

Manning’s Enemy No. 1?

Bradley Manning’s Moment of Truth