The activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide on Wednesday, her legal team said in a news release.
The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether to continue sanctions imposed on her after refusing to comply with a grand jury investigation into Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. …
Manning has been jailed for contempt of the investigation for months. …
Manning’s lawyers announced on Wednesday that their client was in the hospital and was recovering from the suicide attempt.
