Tag: Edward Snowden

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 03:25 UTC

  Evo Morales' plane rerouted on suspicion Snowden on board.

  

  The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales home from Russia was rerouted to Austria on Tuesday after France and Portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, the country's foreign minister said.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 10:08 UTC

  Unedited full version of Edward Snowden statement

  

  US citizenship: a weapon for the government? Is this spy a hero or criminal? A petition demanding the Obama administration pardon Snowden has collected over 120,000 digital signatures, way above the threshold where the White House should issue a response.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 09:17 UTC

  Ecuador 'helped Snowden by mistake,' asylum in doubt

  

  Edward Snowden will not necessarily be granted asylum in Ecuador, and any travel aid given to him was purely accidental, the Ecuadorian President has said. He also rebuked WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for speaking on the part of Ecuador.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2013 - 17:15 UTC

  Ecuador tells Washington to submit its position on Snowden case ‘in writing’

  

  Ecuador said on Wednesday the United States must “submit its position” regarding Edward Snowden to the Ecuadorian government in writing as it considers the former U.S. spy agency contractor's request for asylum. Ecuador, in a statement from its embassy in Washington, said it would review the request “responsibly”.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:30 UTC

  Assange recommends whistleblower Snowden seek refuge in Latinamerica

  

  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, a refugee for almost a year at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, is recommending that Edward Snowden, 29, seek refuge in Latin America.

• Monday, June 10th 2013 - 22:01 UTC

  Ex-CIA employee leaked info “to protect basic liberties for people around the world”

  

  An ex-CIA employee has said he acted to “protect basic liberties for people around the world” in leaking details of US phone and internet surveillance. Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the UK's Guardian newspaper.