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Snowden ready to go to US if fair trial is guaranteed - lawyer

Intelligence leaker Edward Snowden ready to go to US if he could be guaranteed a fair trial there, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, citing Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena.

16:47 03.03.2015

NSA whistleblower Snowden talks of surveillance inefficiency in Paris attacks

Despite extremely invasive surveillance system in France, the law enforcement authorities could not prevent the recent terror attacks in Paris, former NSA analyst Edward Snowden said on Thursday in an interview to the Dutch NPO 2 news channel.

12:01 22.01.2015

Switzerland wants to question Snowden over worldwide surveillance - report

Swiss authorities consider bringing US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden from Russia in order to question him over the US top-secret surveillance programs.

12:48 08.09.2014

Snowden believes US intelligence follows him in Moscow

Edward Snowden believes US intelligence agencies spy on him in Russia where he was granted a three-year residence permit earlier this month.

11:15 14.08.2014

Snowden granted 3-year residence permit in Russia

Former NSA contractor and CIA employee Edward Snowden has been granted a Russian residence permit for three years, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena announced on Thursday at a news conference in Moscow.

15:11 07.08.2014

US is losing interest in a deal with Snowden, says NSA official

There’s less need now for the Obama administration to make a deal to allow Edward Snowden to return home than there was after his wave of surveillance disclosures began more than a year ago, NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett said during an appearance at the Aspen Security Forum.

12:22 28.07.2014

Special UK court to hear state surveillance complaints - report

This week Britain’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with public complaints about unreasonable official snooping, will hear the first of this year’s series of legal complaints on the alleged surveillance by state security agencies

16:24 14.07.2014

Snowden files for asylum extension in Russia

Former NSA analyst Edward Snowden has filed a petition to extend his stay in Russia, which expires on July 31, his attorney Anatoly Kucherena told the press on Wednesday.

16:34 09.07.2014

NSA says reports about eavesdropping on American citizens are exaggeration

Media reports suggesting that nine out of ten surveillance targets are ordinary Internet users are an exaggeration, an NSA press spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

10:06 08.07.2014

Snowden wants to go home but will ask to extend asylum in Russia

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who was granted political asylum in Moscow last summer, would like to return home to the United States under certain conditions, but will instead ask to extend his temporary asylum.

11:22 29.05.2014

Putin answers Snowden’s question about mass online surveillance

The use of special equipment, in particular, for the tapping of private conversations and for surveillance, is regulated by law in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said when answering Edward Snowden’s question during the annual Direct Line program on Thursday.

16:48 17.04.2014

Snowden to participate in PACE hearing from Moscow Tuesday

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will testify before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) parliamentary hearing on mass surveillance live via video link Tuesday afternoon from Moscow, the organization announced.

13:40 08.04.2014

Former US congressman Ron Paul petitions for Snowden’s clemency

Former congressman and presidential hopeful Ron Paul launched a petition demanding clemency in the US for fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose grant of asylum in Russia is set to expire on July 31 of this year.

12:51 14.02.2014

US senator sues Obama over NSA surveillance

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against US President Barrack Obama and various other high-ranking officials over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance activities.

17:45 13.02.2014

NSA monitored former German chancellor Schröder's phone - report

The National Security Agency monitored former German chancellor Schroder's phone, Süddeutsche Zeitung writes on Wednesday citing anonymous sources and Edward Snowden's revelations.

12:04 05.02.2014

PACE committee to invite Snowden, US officials to speak on mass surveillance

A committee within the Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to invite NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to its headquarters in April to debate mass surveillance and whistleblowing with US officials.

17:14 29.01.2014

No evidence Snowden spied for Russia - US Senator

A senior US lawmaker said Tuesday that she has seen no evidence that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was working with Russia when he disclosed troves of documents on classified US spying programs.

10:23 29.01.2014

Snowden concerned about threats from US – lawyer

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was granted temporary asylum in Russia in August 2013, expressed his concerns over threatening allegations in US mass media and plans to file a request for protection with the Russian law-enforcement authorities.

17:54 21.01.2014

Snowden joins Freedom of the Press Foundation's board

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will sit on the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the American NGO said on its website.

10:27 15.01.2014

Top ten criminal case developments of 2013

As far as worldwide crime fighting goes, 2013 has been an epic year. Zeroing in on the ten most important criminal developments of the year is anything but easy. We compromised on the present list of ten cases based on a series of criteria, including global reach and concrete legal impact.

10:03 31.12.2013