The same may end up being true for Snowden’s claims to refugee status under international law — though individual countries could decide he meets the standard for their own political asylum laws.

Given the similarity of their situations—a point he often repeats—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been helping former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden with his asylum applications.

If Snowden sought asylum in Hong Kong, it’s likely he’d file a torture claim, based on Articles 1 and 3 of the 1984 U.N. “Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading ...

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday released an open letter to Brazil seeking asylum. {mosads}Snowden, who is now in Russia, said he is willing to help Brazil with its ...

Edward Snowden, who in 2013 leaked information on how the NSA conducted surveillance on the public, said in an interview Monday that former-Vice President Joe Biden warned foreign countries that ...

HONG KONG — A Filipino woman who sheltered Edward J. Snowden, ... The Hong Kong government in 2017 rejected the asylum claims of all seven migrants connected with Mr. Snowden.

Though Snowden claimed in the interview that as-yet un-released documents have evidence of covert U.S. spying on Brazilians, he says he will not exchange the documents in return for asylum.

Edward Snowden has turned in his application for temporary asylum in Russia. It's the first step in Snowden's two-step plan for avoiding prosecution in the United States, and it's hard to see ...

A Sri Lankan couple who sheltered former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong eight years ago arrived in Canada with their two children Tuesday. Authorities have granted the family asylum ...

MOSCOW — Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor on the run from U.S. authorities, formally applied Tuesday for temporary asylum in Russia. Snowden claimed that he could face torture ...