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Psychiatrists recommended easing of Manning custody, official testifies

2012-11-27 17:05:54

The former commander of the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., told a military court on Tuesday that accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning was held in highly restrictive "prevention-of-injury" custody even though psychiatrists recommended the conditions...

Shouldn't we strive for a more enlightened justice system than China?

2013-01-14 12:00:00

In response to Major Robert Di Stefano's Jan. 9 letter ("Make death penalty quicker, cheaper and more effective"): As a 21-year resident of central Baltimore, let me first thank the major for his service and for helping to keep me and my family safe. On...

Accused WikiLeaker Manning says he was punished before trial

2012-11-25 13:30:00

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is due back at Fort Meade this week, where lawyers for the alleged WikiLeaker plan to argue that he was punished at a military brig before his case had been heard — grounds, they say, to dismiss all charges against him. By...

Make death penalty quicker, cheaper and more effective

2013-01-09 09:00:00

Amnesty International's Frank Jannuzi wrote one of those letters that causes me to ask, "Where do I begin to answer?" ("Time to repeal Maryland's death penalty," Jan. 8). In the second paragraph, he alludes to the fact that imposition of the death...

Does GOP want more war?

2012-10-17 12:00:00

In his recent column, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. ("The Obama doctrine: Passivity where leadership is needed," Oct. 14) believes he has shown that weakness is an integral part of the Obama administration's foreign policy. While it is true that the government...

50 monologues expose 'My America' at Center Stage

2012-09-21 17:39:00

When Kwame Kwei-Armah left London to move to Baltimore, he was exploding with questions about this strange land on the other side of the Atlantic, where he was planting not just himself, but also his wife and young son. "As I was starting to find my...

The only way to make the death penalty fair is to abolish it

2012-03-12 13:00:00

Since 1973, at least 140 people have walked off our nation's death rows after new evidence revealed that they were sentenced to die for crimes they did not commit. That's more than one innocent person exonerated for every 10 who's been executed....

Defense suggests accused WikiLeaker was troubled soldier

2011-12-10 16:06:00

To his supporters, Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is a hero, the whistle-blower who revealed U.S. war crimes and diplomatic double-dealing in the Pentagon records and State Department cables he is alleged to have sent to the anti-secrecy organization...

Bradley Manning supporters plan rally outside Fort Meade

2011-12-15 16:44:00

Hundreds of activists are planning to demonstrate outside Fort Meade this weekend in support of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the former intelligence analyst accused of sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy organization...

Prosecutors portray Manning as determined leaker

2011-12-22 16:04:00

In closing arguments Thursday, Army prosecutors presented a damning portrait of Pfc. Bradley Manning as a soldier who used his top-secret security clearance to scour classified computer networks for documents and burn the data onto discs with the...

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning to have hearing at Maryland's Fort Meade next month

2011-11-21 14:58:00

A military hearing for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the former intelligence analyst accused of giving classified materials about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to WikiLeaks, has been scheduled for next month at Fort Meade. The primary purpose of the...

Specter to push for foreign detainee rules

2005-06-04 05:50:00

Activists of Amnesty International hold a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Dozens of activists demand that President Obama assume a responsible role in the negotiations of a Treaty on Arms Trade.

2013-03-19 00:00:00

The solitary confinement cell of an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit. Photograph provided to Amnesty International.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

A Syrian rebel inspects a rocket-propelled grenade launcher last month. In a new report, Amnesty International is urging caution in arming the rebels.

2013-02-27 00:00:00