Tag: Vanessa Rodel

Snowden Lashes Out At Hong Kong For Rejecting Refugees

May 18, 2017 by

Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden hit back at the Hong Kong government Thursday for rejecting the protection bids of a group of refugees who sheltered him while he was hiding out in the city. The impoverished Philippine and Sri Lankan refugees helped the former National Security Agency contractor evade authorities in 2013 by hiding him in … Read more

Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Seek Asylum In Canada

March 9, 2017 by

Refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are formally seeking asylum from the Canadian government as their lawyers said Thursday their lives are in danger. The impoverished refugees living hand to mouth in the city took in the former National Security Agency contractor in 2013, helping him to evade authorities by hiding … Read more