Snowden approves Russia to restrict freedom of speech, saying that staying in Russia is not the original intention

　　Core Tip: Snowden was pessimistic when asked about the human rights situation in Russia where he lived for two years, especially when the Russian authorities controlled the Internet. He said: "Disappointing, irritating."

Reference News Network reported on September 7. Foreign media said that American Edward Snowden criticized Russia's restrictions on freedom of speech on September 4. He took refuge in Russia for two years, but said "he never wanted to go" there.

According to Agence France-Presse reported on September 5, Snowden, who was an employee of the US National Security Agency, was wanted because he exposed the US large-scale surveillance program. On the 5th in Molde, Norway, Snowden was awarded the "Bjornson Freedom of Speech Award", and he delivered a speech through the video link.

The report said that Snowden was very pessimistic when asked about the human rights situation in Russia where he had lived for two years, especially when the Russian authorities controlled the Internet. He said: "Disappointing, irritating."

Snowden said: "The internal determination of the Russian government is increasingly controlling the Internet, controlling what people see, including certain aspects of their private lives, and deciding which way to express love to another person is appropriate and which is not. This is not only fundamentally wrong, it is also a role that no government should play."

Snowden reminded that he did not choose to live in Russia: "I never thought about going to Russia. This is never my plan. I am only transiting from Russia, the destination is Latin America. Unfortunately, I The passport was frozen and was cancelled by the United States."

Snowden left his job in Hawaii in May 2013 and exposed the US surveillance program to the British newspaper The Guardian in Hong Kong. He said that leaving Hong Kong to Russia is recommended by Wikipedia's founder Assange.

"I think his original intention is good. His first consideration is my safety. He wants to protect the information in my hands. But for me, the problem is that I don't care about my own safety and self-protection." Snow Deng stressed, "I never expected that I am still free now. I thought I would be in prison."

Snowden criticized all the governments that he and his supporters had ignored in accepting his application. He mentioned some Western European countries including Norway, as well as Latin American countries and Canada.

The report said that Snowden said, "I have filed asylum applications to 21 countries...they all remain silent" and refused to process the application because it was not proposed in their home country. “In fact, Russia is one of the last few countries I have applied for asylum”