Edward Snowden

U.S. whistleblower Snowden gets a Russian passport

December 03, 2022

U.S. whistleblower Snowden gets a Russian passport

U.S. authorities have for years wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges.

September 26, 2022
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Snowden

In 2013, Snowden fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia.
August 16, 2020
Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden

US authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013.
September 20, 2019
Our lives now an open book, says Snowden on mass surveillance

'No matter the place, no matter the time, and no matter what you do, your life has now become an open book,' Snowden wrote in his memoir 'Permanent Record' published by Macmillan.
August 01, 2019
Edward Snowden's memoir 'Permanent Record' out next month

In 2013, Edward Snowden, a former CIA agent and NSA contractor, shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the US government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every phone call, text message, and email ever sent.