News Wrap: Waiting on Asylum, Snowden Obtains Document to Enter Russia…
In other news Tuesday, more rallies and protests were held in reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict. Attorney General Eric Holder said at an NAACP convention that "Stand Your Ground" laws encourage violent escalation. Also, a North Korean ship was…
Will Snowden Continue Leaks if Granted Russian Political Asylum?…
Edward Snowden, the man who leaked information about major surveillance programs at the National Security Agency, renewed a request for political asylum in Russia and met with human rights activists and Russian politicians. Ray Suarez reports on the White House's…
Despite U.S. Pressure, Countries Have 'Substantial Discretion' on Extradition…
For the more than 50 days, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But British officials are determined to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault. Independent Television…
Chen Might Soon Study in U.S., but Concerns About His Family, Friends Persist…
"The government officials came into my home, wanted to beat my family to death," Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng said Thursday, indicating he now wants to leave China. Ray Suarez discussed the fast-moving saga of the blind activist with the AP's…
In Pittsburgh, a special program offers foreign writers whose lives are endangered to get a new start and write freely.
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a six-year-old program that provides shelter to foreign literary writers who have encountered dangers in their homeland. Watch online exclusive videos of the writers reading their work.
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