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On Saturday, Donald Trump said he was considering a pardon for Edward Snowden. Picture: 123rf

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Trump says he will pardon a 'very important' person on Tuesday

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#Trump says he will pardon a 'very important' person on Tuesday

  • FILE: US former CIA employee and whistleblower Edward Snowden is displayed on a screen as he speaks during a video conference to present his book titled "Permanent Record" on 17 September 2019 in Berlin. Picture: AFP

    Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden

    US authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013.

    638 days ago
  • Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on 9 October 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Snowden says democracy under threat by attacks on ‘fake news’

    Snowden criticised the idea that militants represent the biggest threat to western countries, saying the loss of rights was a bigger concern.

    1811 days ago
  • Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on 9 October 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Top NSA official says telephone surveillance should have been disclosed

    Richard Ledgett, who is retiring next month, said in an interview with Reuters that disclosing the secret programme would have been difficult.

    1881 days ago
  • Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on 9 October 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Snowden can apply for Russian passport next year

    Russian authorities have extended a residency permit for Edward Snowden until 2020.

    1944 days ago
  • FILE: Fugitive former US spy contractor Edward Snowden. Picture: AFP.

    Norway's Supreme Court rejects Snowden extradition lawsuit

    The fugitive former US spy contractor reportedly wanted to take the State to court to secure free passage to the Nordic country.

    1998 days ago
  • Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden on Al Jazeera English’s ‘ShowUpFront’. Picture: Al Jazeera English.

    US House panel slams former NSA contractor Snowden

    The House intelligence committee said Snowden was not a whistleblower as he has claimed.

    2068 days ago
  • Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. Picture: AFP.

    Edward Snowden talks film debut and dramatising his life in 'Snowden'

    The movie, due out in September, follows the 2013 events that led Snowden, to expose the US government.

    2123 days ago
  • FILE: Whistleblower Edward Snowden. Picture: AFP.

    Whistleblower Snowden gets big screen treatment

    The trailer for Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’ was released on Wednesday.

    2209 days ago
  • FILE: Views of the sensitive pages rapidly fell back to 2.2 million a month in the next two months and later dipped under 2.0 million before stabilising below 2.5 million 14 months later, Penney found. Picture: iStock.

    Traffic to Wikipedia terrorism entries plunged after Snowden revelations

    Views of the sensitive pages rapidly fell back to 2.2 million a month in the next two months and later dipped.

    2210 days ago
  • Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden on Al Jazeera English’s ‘ShowUpFront’. Picture: Al Jazeera English.

    Snowden draws crowd with Twitter debut

    Edward Snowden attracted more than 171,000 followers in about an hour and had 740,000 by Tuesday evening.

    2420 days ago
  • FILE: The Al Jazeera network released a series of classified documents, including sensitive information gathered by SSA. Picture: aljazeera.com.

    Spy Cables: Synagogues on high alert after terror threat

    Fears are growing there could be an attack after the leaking of the so-called spy-cables.

    2634 days ago
  • A Screengrab from Al Jazeera’s Spy Cables video shows a South African State Security leaked document."

    Spy cables reveal SA’s leaky intelligence controls

    Foreign intelligence services have been allowed unrestricted access to critical information.

    2636 days ago
  • FILE:Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's big-screen dramatisation of U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's mass surveillance revelations will be released on 25 Dec. Picture:AFP

    'Snowden' film set for Christmas release

    Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden film will be released on 25 December.

    2641 days ago
  • Karen Snowden, director Laura Poitras, and Lonnie Snowden attend The World Premiere of The Radius/Participant/HBO Documentrary Films ‘Citizen Four’ at the New York Film Festival at Alice Tulley Hall. Picture: AFP.

    Snowden film CitizenFour wins top documentary award

    The award follows the film’s best documentary win at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards this week.

    2717 days ago
  • Robert Hannigan. Picture: EPA.

    UK spy chief demands more access to Twitter, Facebook

    Robert Hannigan said the networks were in denial about their role as networks of choice for terrorists.

    2750 days ago
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Picture: AFP.

    Wiretaps against Palestinians are wrong, Israeli ex-spies tell Netanyahu

    Dozens of reserve soldiers say they will no longer spy on Palestinians living under occupation.

    2803 days ago
  • Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden pictured on 9 October, 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Snowden receives Russia residence permit

    The former US intelligence contractor has been given a three-year residence permit.

    2839 days ago
  • FILE:Angela Merkel said allegations that a German man worked as a double agent for US intelligence were serious.  Picture: AFP.

    Merkel: US spying allegations are serious

    Angela Merkel said allegations that a German man worked as a double agent for US intelligence were serious.

    2870 days ago
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