Hong-Kong

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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Edward Snowden Reveals Identity as NSA Whistleblower in Hong Kong Video

2013-06-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Edward Snowden publicly revealed himself as the source behind the explosive NSA surveillance leaks in a 12-minute video interview filmed at the Mira Hotel in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and published by The Guardian. The 29-year-old former NSA contractor and CIA technical assistant had flown to Hong Kong on …

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