Edward Snowden

The former American intelligence operative Edward Snowden is still trapped in transit. A previous NSA whistleblower tells Channel 4 News about the “ruthless” government campaign against him.

Former intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden, who disclosed details of US electronic surveillance programmes in June, will seek temporary asylum in Russia, human rights groups say.

Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US intelligence contractor, is likely to accept asylum in Venezuela, the journalist who first published his leaked security secrets has said.

Bolivian President Evo Morales threatens to shut down the US embassy in La Paz as the row over the grounding of his plane continues.

A diplomatic row is brewing after Bolivian President Evo Morales’s jet is grounded in Vienna to be searched, presumably for Edward Snowden. But Bolivia says officials were refused entry to the plane.

Edward Snowden has withdrawn his request for political asylum from Russia despite a growing number of countries rejecting his pleas for safe haven.

Germany warns the US that “bugging friends is unacceptable” following reports that US National Security Agency bugged European Union offices.

The United States National Security Agency is accused of bugging European Union offices and monitoring their computer networks according to documents released by Edward Snowden.

The father of the fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden tells NBC television that his son may return to face trial in the US under certain conditions.

As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin confirms the snooping whistleblower Edward Snowden is in the transit area of a Moscow airport, Channel 4 News looks at the odds of where he could go next.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin confirms that US whistleblower Edward Snowden is in transit in Russia, but is free to leave and will not be extradited to the US.

China’s top state newspaper praises Edward Snowden for “tearing off Washington’s sanctimonious mask” and denies claims it helped him escape, as the hunt for the US whistleblower continues.

Julian Assange says Edward Snowden is “healthy and safe” hours after the surveillance whistleblower did not turn up for a flight he was expected to catch to Cuba.

The United States files espionage charges against Edward Snowden, the former US National Security Agency contractor who admitted revealing secret surveillance programs to media outlets.

The man who leaked details of a top-secret US surveillance programme drops out of sight in Hong Kong, as Washington calls for aggressive prosecution.