RUSSIA: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich criticises Britain over forcing the Guardian newspaper to destroy informational material leaked by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden

Record ID: 862014

  • Title: RUSSIA: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich criticises Britain over forcing the Guardian newspaper to destroy informational material leaked by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden
  • Date: 21st August 2013
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (RECENT) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING
  • Embargoed: 5th September 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Russian Federation
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  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Communications,International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA8OZFYJIU2T6A7EYQ108ZI9J75
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  • Story Text: Russia accused Britain on Wednesday (August 21) of failing to live up to its own declarations on human rights by forcing the Guardian newspaper to destroy materials leaked by fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
    "The measures taken by the British authorities towards the Guardian newspaper are out of tune with the British side's statements on commitments to universal standards of human rights," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a video published on the Ministry's website.
    On Sunday (August 18) British police held Guardian writer Glenn Greenwald's Brazilian partner for nine hours, a move that has drawn accusations of abusing media freedom.
    Russia has granted temporary asylum to Snowden, who is wanted in the United States on espionage charges.
    The leaks by Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, disclosed details of NSA and British surveillance of public telephone and internet traffic.
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