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CIA director says 'worship of Snowden" fuels rise in leaks

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo said the growing trend of leaks by state or non-state actors was triggered partially by the "worship" of whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden.

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Lawyer rules out Russia's possible extradition of Snowden to U.S.

It has been reported that Russia is considering sending Edward Snowden back to the United States as a "gift" to U.S. President Donald Trump, but Snowden's lawyer here on Saturday denied those reports, calling them "speculations."

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Russia to extend Edward Snowden's residency permit "by a couple of years"

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years, a spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said.

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Snowden still has contacts with Russian intelligence: U.S. House report

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden "has had and continues to have contact" with Russian intelligence services, according to a newly declassified U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee report released on Thursday.

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Snowden welcomes Putin offer: report

US citizen and the whistleblower on NSA's global spying program Edward Snowden says he is "kind of encouraged" by the idea that Russia President Vladimir Putin might return him to the US to stand trial, media reported.

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Rights groups launch campaign for Snowden pardon

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the US group ACLU launched a campaign on Wednesday (Sept 14) to push President Barack Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, the fugitive NSA whistleblower living in Russia.

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Hidden in Hong Kong with asylum seekers after Snowden fled U.S.: NYT

Two weeks prior to boarding a plane that would eventually land him in Russia, former NSA operative Edward Snowden – who had just leaked an unprecedented amount of secret files from the US intelligence community – lived rough with asylum seekers in Hong Kong to evade capture, according to the New York Times' report on Sept. 7.

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Snowden voices hope for returning to U.S.

Fugitive U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden said Saturday that he is craving to go back home after over two years in exile in Russia.

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U.S. refuses to pardon Snowden: White House

​The White House on Tuesday reiterated its refusal standing to pardon the government information leaker Edward Snowden. Instead, it says, the former contractor should return to the U.S. and "accept the consequences of his actions."

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Allow Edward Snowden to return without fear, Council of Europe tells U.S.

​The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting for its summer plenary session in Strasbourg, passed a resolution on Tuesday calling on the U.S. to "allow Mr Edward Snowden to return without fear of criminal prosecution under conditions that would not allow him to raise the public interest defence."

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Snowden files show Canadian spy agency tracks millions of downloads daily

Canada's electronic spy agency intercepts and analyzes millions of videos and documents downloaded online every day by people around the world to identify extremists, Canada's CBC News reported Wednesday.

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Hollywood movie-maker in Moscow for Snowden's film

Hollywood film director Oliver Stone arrived here Thursday to discuss his film with fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden.

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Snowden applies for asylum extension in Russia

Former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency Edward Snowden has asked to extend refugee status in Russia, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said Wednesday.

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Snowden may extend asylum in Russia: lawyer

Fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden could extend his refugee status in Russia, his lawyer said Wednesday.

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Snowden calls for public oversight of U.S. surveillance practices

Speaking via teleconference, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on Monday called for more public oversight of the U.S. secret surveillance practices and better online security measures to protect the public.

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Snowden sees "no chance" to get fair trial in U.S.

Edward Snowden, a former U.S. defense contractor who revealed the U.S. secret surveillance programs, wrote on Thursday in an online chat that it is "not possible" for him to return to the United States under current whistleblower protection laws and he sees "no chance" to have a fair trial in his home country.