EDWARD SNOWDEN WINS SWEDEN'S 'ALTERNATIVE NOBEL PRIZE' (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 13:02

The Right Livelihood Award foundation released an undated photo of Mr Snowden

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is one of the winners of the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, described as Sweden's "alternative Nobel prize".

He splits the honorary award with Alan Rusbridger, editor of UK newspaper The Guardian, which wrote extensively on government surveillance, based on his leaks.

Cash prizes went to three activists from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the US.

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