The UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, said on 8 April that the Pentagon was refusing to allow him a private interview with Bradley Manning, held for allegedly leaking secret US military documents to Wikileaks. On 21 March, Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg was among 35 arrested during a solidarity protest at Quantico marine base, Virginia, where Bradley was being held. Banners read: “Caution, Whistleblower Torture Zone”. On 20 April, it was announced that Bradley is to be moved to a new military prison in Kansas, where it is hoped the regime will be less oppressive. On 21 April, protesters infiltrated a fundraising dinner for Barack Obama, and serenaded the president with a song about Bradley. www.bradleymanning.org