Asylum

Russia Grants Snowden Temporary Asylum After 39 Days in Moscow Airport

2013-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

After spending 39 days confined to the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum in Russia for one year on August 1, 2013. Russian authorities had restricted Snowden to the airport terminal after observing that U.S. authorities had …

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Snowden Flees Hong Kong for Moscow Seeking Asylum Amid U.S. Diplomatic Pressure

2013-06-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Edward Snowden boarded an Aeroflot commercial flight from Hong Kong to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on June 23, 2013, accompanied by Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, just days after the U.S. filed espionage charges and requested his extradition. The Hong Kong government allowed Snowden to leave …

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