Snowden gets prize for freedom of expression via live video
American whistleblower Edward Snowden has been awarded a prize from the Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression for his work on “right of privacy”.
The former US National Security Agency contractor and analyst accepted the Bjørnson Prize via a live video link from Russia on Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
He was also given a standing ovation when the statuette and diploma were placed on an empty chair during the award ceremony in the western Norwegian town of Molde.
Snowden got received the prize, worth 100,000 Norwegian kroner ($12,000),for his “work on the important issue of the right of privacy.”
The whistleblower said that the United States “suffers its image, its reputation every year that it is standing against human rights.”
In early June 2013, Snowden disclosed that the NSA was snooping on almost every phone call in the United States. The revelations angered the American people and sparked many protests against the illegal activities across the country.
On June 23, 2013, Snowden flew to the Russian capital Moscow in an attempt to seek asylum in the European country two days after the US Department of Justice accused him of violating the country’s Espionage Act. Moscow granted him a three-year residence permit starting from August 1, 2014.
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