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According to a statement from WikiLeaks, the US whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in a total of 21 countries. Snowden, who has been charged under espionage laws in the US after leaking top-secret documents on US surveillance programmes, has been trapped in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since 23 June after flying in from Hong Kong. He has yet to receive a positive response to his applications for asylum. Some countries have yet to respond but a number have already rejected his request.According to a statement from WikiLeaks, the US whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in a total of 21 countries. Snowden, who has been charged under espionage laws in the US after leaking top-secret documents on US surveillance programmes, has been trapped in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since 23 June after flying in from Hong Kong. He has yet to receive a positive response to his applications for asylum. Some countries have yet to respond but a number have already rejected his request.
AustriaAustria
No. Interior minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said Snowden would have to submit his request for asylum while on Austrian soil. But she added that he would not be deported if he arrived in Austria because "there is no international arrest warrant".No. Interior minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said Snowden would have to submit his request for asylum while on Austrian soil. But she added that he would not be deported if he arrived in Austria because "there is no international arrest warrant".
BoliviaBolivia
No response.No response.
BrazilBrazil
No response. No. A foreign ministry spokesman said Brasil will not grant asylum, adding that it will leave the request unanswered.
ChinaChina
No response.No response.
CubaCuba
No response.No response.
EcuadorEcuador
No. President Rafael Correa said he is not considering Snowden's asylum request. In an interview with the Guardian, Correa said Snowden would have to reach Ecuadorean territory before the country would consider any asylum request. The US has cancelled Snowden's passport, and Correa said his government would not give Snowden an authorised travel document to extract himself from Moscow airport. "The right of asylum request is one thing, but helping someone travel from one country to another — Ecuador has never done this. "No. President Rafael Correa said he is not considering Snowden's asylum request. In an interview with the Guardian, Correa said Snowden would have to reach Ecuadorean territory before the country would consider any asylum request. The US has cancelled Snowden's passport, and Correa said his government would not give Snowden an authorised travel document to extract himself from Moscow airport. "The right of asylum request is one thing, but helping someone travel from one country to another — Ecuador has never done this. "
FinlandFinland
No. Finnish foreign ministry spokeswoman Tytti Pylkkö said Finnish law required Snowden to be in the country for him to apply.No. Finnish foreign ministry spokeswoman Tytti Pylkkö said Finnish law required Snowden to be in the country for him to apply.
FranceFrance
No response. President François Hollande has called for a common EU stance on the NSA snooping.No response. President François Hollande has called for a common EU stance on the NSA snooping.
GermanyGermany
No response.No response.
IcelandIceland
No response.No response.
IndiaIndia
No. Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, said on Twitter:No. Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, said on Twitter:
"Following careful examination we have concluded that we see no reason to accede to the Snowden request""Following careful examination we have concluded that we see no reason to accede to the Snowden request"
ItalyItaly
No response.No response.
IrelandIreland
No. A spokesman for the department of justice said that under Irish law an asylum application can only be accepted from a person who has landed in or is within the state.No. A spokesman for the department of justice said that under Irish law an asylum application can only be accepted from a person who has landed in or is within the state.
The NetherlandsThe Netherlands
No response.No response.
NicaraguaNicaragua
No response.No response.
NorwayNorway
No. The Norwegian deputy justice secretary, Paal Loenseth, told state broadcaster NRK: "Applying for asylum should be done on Norwegian soil. According to normal procedures … his demand will be denied."No. The Norwegian deputy justice secretary, Paal Loenseth, told state broadcaster NRK: "Applying for asylum should be done on Norwegian soil. According to normal procedures … his demand will be denied."
PolandPoland
No. Foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski wrote on his Twitter account. "I will not give a positive recommendation."No. Foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski wrote on his Twitter account. "I will not give a positive recommendation."
RussiaRussia
No. Snowden withdrew request after Vladimir Putin's statement making clear that he would be welcome only if he stopped "his work aimed at bringing harm" to the United States.No. Snowden withdrew request after Vladimir Putin's statement making clear that he would be welcome only if he stopped "his work aimed at bringing harm" to the United States.
SpainSpain
No. Foreign minister José García-Margallo told reporters in the Spanish parliament: "For it [the application] to be legally admissible, it has to be made by a person who is in Spain."No. Foreign minister José García-Margallo told reporters in the Spanish parliament: "For it [the application] to be legally admissible, it has to be made by a person who is in Spain."
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
No response.No response.
VenezuelaVenezuela
Possible. On a visit to Moscow, president Nicolás Maduro said he would consider an asylum request and said the whistleblower "deserves the world's protection".Possible. On a visit to Moscow, president Nicolás Maduro said he would consider an asylum request and said the whistleblower "deserves the world's protection".
"We think this young person has done something very important for humanity, has done a favour to humanity, has spoken great truths to deconstruct a world … that is controlled by an imperialist American elite," he said."We think this young person has done something very important for humanity, has done a favour to humanity, has spoken great truths to deconstruct a world … that is controlled by an imperialist American elite," he said.
But asked whether he would take Snowden back to Venezuela with him, Maduro answered wryly: "What we're taking with us are multiple agreements that we're signing with Russia, including oil and gas."But asked whether he would take Snowden back to Venezuela with him, Maduro answered wryly: "What we're taking with us are multiple agreements that we're signing with Russia, including oil and gas."
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