Runaway Spy Edward Snowden Breaks Cover At Russian Airport And Reveals To The World’s Media That He Intends Apply For Asylum In The Country -- Daily Mail
* Snowden has received asylum offers from Venezuela, Russia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Ecuador and he thanked them all, a private meeting heard
* He will submit an asylum claim to Russia today, but he plans to go to Latin America eventually but needs to be able to travel
* Heads from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, UNHCR and Transparency International, a global corruption watchdog, were present
* He was last seen publicly on June 10 when he left Hong Kong for Moscow
* Fugitive has been in transit lounge at Sheremetyevo airport since June 23
* Former NSA worker fled after revealing U.S. plans to monitor internet activity
* U.S. criticised China over failure to extradite him while he was in Hong Kong
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden resurfaced today after more than a month in hiding and made clear he wants to take asylum in Russia.
At a closed-door meeting at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport with Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International heads, the former employee of the NSA and the CIA said he has been granted asylum by several South American countries but is unable to take up their offers because the U.S. has revoked his passport.
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Edward Snowden Meets With Human Rights Groups at Sheremetyevo -- Daily Beast
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Edward Snowden to request political asylum in Russia -- BBC
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Snowden wants asylum in Russia, ready to meet condition not to damage US (VIDEO) -- RT
Edward Snowden reportedly vows no more leaks as he seeks asylum in Russia -- McClatchy News
Snowden Asks for Temporary Asylum in Russia -- RIA Novosti
Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia -- Reuters
Snowden Says Will Request Asylum in Russia, Go to Latin America Later -- Moscow Times
Snowden asks to stay in Russia until path to Latin America opens (+video) -- Christian Science Monitor
Snowden Seeking Temporary Russian Asylum -- Voice of America
Snowden ‘will stop leaking’ in Russian asylum bid -- Irish Examiner
Edward Snowden could stay if he stops harming US, says Russia -- NDTV/AFP
Snowden still looks to Latin America for asylum -- Washington Post
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