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Large Medium SmallLONDON - Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by Washington on espionage charges for revealing the secret US electronic surveillance programme Prism, has applied for political asylum in more than a dozen countries.
The 30-year-old American remains in legal limbo in the transit area at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. He has no legal travel documents and has made his asylum applications through a legal representative.
Here is a list of the countries which Snowden has asked for asylum, as published by WikiLeaks, and their reactions so far.
|
Outright rejections |
Applications |
Willing in principle |
No decisions |
| Brazil Finland Germany India Poland |
Austria |
Venezuela |
Bolivia |
* Snowden has withdrawn his asylum application to Russia, according to the Kremlin.
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