Edward Snowden’s asylum request diminishes his credibility. July 21, ... Yet Mr. Snowden claimed that "his life would be under threat in the United States" if he returned home.

Three families that sheltered US whistleblower Edward Snowden when he was hiding in Hong Kong in 2013 are facing possible detention and deportation from the city after their claims for asylum were ...

Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old who says he's a former undercover CIA employee and who claimed responsibility for the recent leaks to the media about several secret NSA programs, told The ...

After a string of rejections, a few of Edward Snowden’s many asylum applications appear to have been successful. On Friday evening, Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro offered the fugitive ...

Left, Edward Snowden. Right, A November photo shows Bradley E. Manning being escorted from a hearing at Fort Meade, Md. (Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras/Guardian via Reuters; Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ...

Brazil Ready to Deny Asylum for Edward Snowden. The American whistleblower had offered to collaborate in the inquiries regarding NSA spying on Brazilian officials in exchange for permanent asylum.

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.

A trio of families who sheltered notorious leaker Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 are ... consisting of three Sri Lankan adults, a Filipina and three children – had an asylum claim in ...

Ecuador still "considering" Edward Snowden asylum request. June 24, 2013 / 10:51 AM EDT / CBS/AP ... "Mr. Snowden's claim that he is focused on supporting transparency, ...

NSA leaker Edward Snowden has made it clear that he believes he is being pursued for political offenses. But the US government considers him a common lawbreaker and not a human rights case.