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July 16, 2013 08:15 pm GMT

Edward Snowden Officially Seeks Temporary Asylum in Russia

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last week, Edward Snowden has officially requested temporary asylum in Russia on Tuesday

The whistleblower behind the slew of revelations about top secret NSA surveillance programs in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport for three weeks . With the help of WikiLeaks, in more than 20 countries, but has found little success

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Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer who met with Snowden on Friday along with representatives from human rights organizations, confirmed that he submitted a formal request for asylum to Russian authorities. The head of Russia's Federal Migration Service confirmed the agency received his application.

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