Honored in Berlin: Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange

Three life-sizeD bronze statues are standing tall and prowd in Berlin at Alexander Square. The statues are showing UST whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.

Three life-sizeD bronze statues are standing tall and prowd in Berlin at Alexander Square. The statues are showing UST whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.

Activists and members of Germanyโ€™s Green party unveiled the bronze statues on Friday.

All are considered heroes on the political left for leaking US intelligence documents.

The man behind the work Italian sculptor Davide Dormino explains that he wanted to โ€œrepresent three contemporary heroes who have lost their freedom for the truth.โ€ He says that they act as a reminder of โ€œhow important it is to know the truth and have the courage to know the truth.โ€

Entitled Anything to Say the sculpture encourages supporters to stand up for freedom of speech and information.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces extradition to Sweden to face investigation into accusations of rape and sexual assault, but fears he will be extradited to the US to face questions over his role in leaking secret US documents. He has taken asylum in Ecuadorโ€™s London Embassy. US soldier Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Manning) was convicted in 2013 on charges relating to the Espionage Act for leaking US intelligence and military documents to Wikileaks. She is currently serving a 35 year prison sentence. Edward Snowden is currently evading extradition to the US by taking asylum in Russia. He released classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to journalists revealing the scale of the US governmentโ€™s global surveillance capabilities.

Their statues will have fewer restrictions on their movements with a scheduled world tour.

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