Play about US whistleblower wins awards

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Play about US whistleblower wins awards

While Bradley Manning faces harsh sentence in the US, his story gets much attention across the ocean.

Last Modified: 20 Aug 2013 18:50
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Former US soldier Bradley Manning faces up to 90 years in prison for leaking thousands of secret US military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks.

At the same time, a play about his early life is winning awards. The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning is currently playing at the Edinburgh festival.

Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports from Edinburgh.