Stories about: Snowden Asylum  

The Immigration Service could give its initial assessment today

If he is granted asylum, Snowden wants to get a job and settle in Russia

He is also set to receive a cash prize for his efforts to reveal the NSA spying programs

After a month spent in the airport transit area, Snowden wants out

Despite everything that has been leaked so far, Snowden doesn't have the "crown jewels"

Ortega says US presidents are being blackmailed by intelligence agencies

Since he didn't break Russian law, Snowden can't be sent home

Edward Snowden needs to avoid a lot of countries in his way to asylum

The road to get asylum from US persecution isn't an easy one to walk on

Whether Snowden really wants to be a Russian citizen or not, Putin knows nothing of it

The United States is pulling all the stops to block Snowden's path

The diplomatic dispute between Latin American and European countries is nowhere near over

They have revoked visas of government officials and made several other threats

The United States government hasn't sent an extradition request to Russia for Snowden

The documents he has are highly encrypted and protected

Snowden doesn't intend to leave Russia until his asylum is processed

He also cannot be expelled from the country if he's going to get temporary asylum