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| Edward Snowden given permission to stay in Russia for three more years | Edward Snowden given permission to stay in Russia for three more years |
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| Edward Snowden has been granted permission to stay in Russia for three more years, his lawyer said on Thursday. | Edward Snowden has been granted permission to stay in Russia for three more years, his lawyer said on Thursday. |
| The NSA whistleblower was last year granted temporary asylum for one year, which ran out on 1 August. | The NSA whistleblower was last year granted temporary asylum for one year, which ran out on 1 August. |
| His lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, was quoted by Russian news agencies on Thursday as saying Snowden had been granted residency for three more years. | |
| Snowden arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on a flight from Hong Kong on 23 June 2013 after identifying himself as the source of the Guardian's revelations on the US security agency's clandestine internet surveillance. | Snowden arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on a flight from Hong Kong on 23 June 2013 after identifying himself as the source of the Guardian's revelations on the US security agency's clandestine internet surveillance. |
| He spent five weeks in the transit area after the US cancelled his travel documents before being given asylum in Russia. | He spent five weeks in the transit area after the US cancelled his travel documents before being given asylum in Russia. |