Whistleblower Snowden accepts Norwegian prize for his work on ‘right of privacy’

He was given got the prize, which includes 100,000 Norwegian kroner ($12,000), “for his work on the important issue of the right of privacy.”

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Snowden says the United States “suffers its image, its reputation every year that it is standing against human rights.”

If he leaves Russia, he could be extradited to the US, where he faces charges for having leaked details of the once-secret surveillance programs.