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But it does not follow that it will be granted. Snowden withdrew his request after Vladimir Putin's statement making clear that he would be welcome only if he stopped "his work aimed at bringing harm" to the United States. But he later told reporters that his country has not received an application for asylum from Snowden and dodged the question of whether he would take Snowden with him when he left.

This article is more than 8 years old. The NSA whistleblower has made 21 applications for asylum worldwide as he flees the US — with little success. Edward Snowden has made 21 applications for asylum. Austria No. Bolivia Possible. Brazil No. China A foreign ministry spokeswoman said she had no information on Snowden's asylum request. These dodgy pacts underline the danger of mass surveillance. Governments are not only intercepting our communications within their borders, but also sending them around the world to other governments.

The private arrangements are so extensive and secretive that we really can't be sure where else our data goes. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and a charity registered in England and Wales and Scotland SC Amnesty International United Kingdom Section. A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales Amnesty International UK. Login Search Menu.

Log in. Line height Increased Default. Italy: Foreign Minister Emma Bonino stated that asylum requests had to be presented in person at the border or in Italian territory. Norway: Application denied, on the basis it needed to be made on Norwegian soil. Switzerland: Switzerland no longer accepts asylum applications at its embassies but asylum-seekers can apply for a three-month humanitarian visa to facilitate travel to Switzerland to fulfil the condition of being on Swiss soil.

Ask yourself this: should you hand these people over so they will be put in prison? Without a passport and with nations petitioned by Mr Snowden coming under intense political pressure from Washington, including threats of economic reprisals and the suspension of trade and airspace access , to prevent any from offering asylum and safe passage, onward travel was impossible.

The NSA's controversial intelligence-gathering programs have prevented 54 terrorist attacks around the world, including 13 in the United States. New leak: NSA program taps all you do online. You've never heard of XKeyscore, but it definitely knows you. The National Security Agency's top-secret program essentially makes available everything you've ever done on the Internet.

Don't let U. You may have never heard of Lavabit and Silent Circle. That's because they offered encrypted secure e-mail services, something most Americans have probably never thought about needing. Snowden -- facts, fictions and fears. Any selector, anywhere I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone. Obama: All nations collect intelligence.