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List of honors and awards received by Edward Snowden

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The following is a list of accolades and honors conferred upon Edward Snowden.

In February 2014, Snowden joined the board of Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Awards[edit]

Edward Snowden was voted as The Guardian's person of the year 2013, garnering four times the number of votes than any other candidate.[1]

The 2013 list of leading Global Thinkers,[2] published annually by Foreign Policy placed Snowden in first place due to the impact of his revelations. FP's "Global Conversation visualization"[3] showed that Snowden "occupied a role in 2013's global news media coverage just slightly less important than President Barack Obama himself."[4]

He headed the Ten Tech Heroes of 2013 at TechRepublic, the site of an online newsletter circulated among IT professionals. Editor Jack Wallen placed Snowden in the number one position of his list and wrote, "Prior to this leak, the public was unaware of the depth of surveillance and the true nature of government secrecy. His disclosures have also had major implications for those in the technology field."[5]

Snowden was named Time′s Person of the Year runner-up in 2013, behind Pope Francis.[6] Time was criticized for not placing him in the top spot.[7][8][9] In 2014, Snowden was named among Time's 100 Most Influential People in the world.[10]

In February 2014, Snowden joined the board of directors of the Freedom of the Press Foundation,[11] co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg. Journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras also sit on the board.[12]

In July 2014, Freie Universität Berlin announced that Snowden had accepted its offer of honorary membership in recognition of what the university called "his extraordinary achievements in defense of transparency, justice, and freedom." Apart from the honor, there are no rights, privileges or duties involved.[13]

German "Whistleblower Prize"[edit]

Edward Snowden was awarded the biennial German "whistleblower prize" in August 2013, in absentia, with an accompanying award equal to 3,000 euro. Established in 1999, the award is sponsored by the German branch of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms and by the Association of German Scientists.[14] Organizers in Berlin said the prize was to acknowledge his "bold efforts to expose the massive and unsuspecting monitoring and storage of communication data, which cannot be accepted in democratic societies."[15]

Sam Adams Award[edit]

In October 2013, the Sam Adams Award was presented to Snowden in Moscow by a group of four visiting American former intelligence officers and whistleblowers. After two months as an asylee, Snowden made his first public appearance to accept the award, a candlestick holder meant to symbolize "bringing light to dark corners."[16] One of the presenters, FBI whistleblower Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project, told The Nation, "We believe that Snowden exemplifies Sam Adams's courage, persistence and devotion to truth—no matter what the consequences. We wanted Snowden to know that, as opposed to the daily vitriol from the U.S. government and mainstream media, 60 percent of the United States supports him, including thousands in the national security and intelligence agencies where we used to work."[17]

Alternative Christmas Message[edit]

Snowden was chosen to give Britain's 2013 "Alternative Christmas Message," Channel 4's alternative to the Royal Christmas Message by Queen Elizabeth II.[18] The Message is normally given by non-establishment figures.[19][20] In what was Snowden's first television appearance since arriving in Russia, the address focused on the importance of privacy and the need for an end to government surveillance.[21] In the 1.5-minute segment[22] he said that the recently revealed "worldwide mass surveillance," a system resulting from teamwork between governments, the danger of which George Orwell warned in Nineteen Eighty-Four, a novel about a society controlled by an ever-present Big Brother.[23] The difference is, Snowden noted, that today's surveillance capabilities far surpass those Orwell described, saying "We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go … A child born today [will] never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves, an unrecorded, un-analyzed thought. That's a problem because privacy matters; [it] allows us to determine who we are, and who we want to be."[24][25] The piece was filmed, edited and produced by Laura Poitras.[24]

Rector of the University of Glasgow[edit]

On February 18, 2014, Snowden was elected as Rector of the University of Glasgow,[26] a position widely described as symbolic.[27][28][29][30] Snowden became the first American Rector in the position's 366-year history. Snowden beat three competitors and received over half of the 6,560 votes.[31][32][33] The nomination was arranged by a group of Glasgow University students along with the help of Snowden's lawyer.[34][35] Snowden was officially installed on April 23.[36] Like past rector Winnie Mandela, Snowden will not visit the campus in person[37] and will not be expected to fulfil his duties as rector, a job which involves representing student issues to senior management.[38] He will serve for three years.[39]

German "positive" Big Brother Award[edit]

At German Big Brother Awards gala on April 11, 2014, Edward Snowden was honored with the first-ever “positive” award, named the “Julia and Winston Award” after the two main rebellious characters in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. The award was endowed with one million stickers calling on the German government to grant asylum to Edward Snowden. The award’s organizers, Digitalcourage, made the stickers available for free online orders to enable the public to distribute the stickers throughout Germany.[40]

Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize[edit]

In April 2014 Snowden, together with Laura Poitras, was awarded the Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize, given by The Nation Institute and The Fertel Foundation for transparency and whistleblowing.[41] Snowden and Poitras each appeared on video[42] at the National Press Club to accept the award.[43] Snowden gave a speech and took questions from members of the audience, who according to The Nation greeted him with "numerous standing ovations".[44] During his speech, he questioned why James Clapper had not been reprimanded for his "famous lie," whereas charges were filed against Snowden soon after going public as the source of the NSA leaks.[45] He said, "When I began this, I never expected to receive the level of support that I did from the public. Having seen what happened to the people that came before, specifically Thomas Drake, it was an intimidating thing."[46]

Right Livelihood Award[edit]

In December 2014, Snowden shared a Joint Honorary Award with Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, from Sweden's nonofficial Right Livelihood Award Foundation.[47]

IQ Award[edit]

In 2014, Snowden was nominated for the IQ Award by members of the non-profit organization Mensa. Although the official IQ Award commission confirmed his nomination, the managing board of Mensa threatened the commission to subdue Snowden's nomination, and in doing so, they violated the Mensa bylaws.[48] The German Mensa board did this also in reaction to talks with Mensa International. Consequently, it was not possible for Mensa members to vote for Snowden. This caused big controversies among the Mensa members, leading to the effect that opposing Mensa members agreed to all vote in protest for Jonny Lee Miller as the most nonsensical nominee, who thus won the election.[49]

Species named after him[edit]

The Cherax snowden male holotype.

In 2015, a newly described species of crayfish — Cherax snowden — was named after Snowden in recognition of his "extraordinary achievements in defense of justice, and freedom".[50]

Bjørnson Prize[edit]

It has been decided that he will be awarded the 2015 Bjørnson Prize.[51]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Edward Snowden voted Guardian person of the year 2013 The Guardian December 9, 2013
  2. ↑ "The Leading Global Thinkers of 2013". Foreign Policy. Retrieved April 11, 2015.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers | The Global Conversation". Foreign Policy.
  4. ↑ Rothkopf, David (December 31, 2013). "King Snowden and the Fall of Wikileaks". Foreignpolicy.com.
  5. ↑ Wallen, Jack, 10 tech heroes of 2013, TechRepublic, December 19, 2013 – a tech editor of a professional IT publication states his reason for placing Snowden at the top of his list of Tech Heroes for the year.
  6. ↑ Scherer, Michael. (December 11, 2013) Runner-Up: Edward Snowden The Dark Prophet | TIME.com. Time.
  7. ↑ And the 'Person of the Year' is...the Pope?. MSNBC.
  8. ↑ Time Criticized For Choosing Pope Francis Over Edward Snowden As Person Of The Year. Huffington Post. (December 11, 2013).
  9. ↑ Peterson, Andrea (December 11, 2013). "Why Edward Snowden is The Switch's Person of the Year". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ Domscheit-Berg, Daniel. (April 23, 2014) Edward Snowden: The renegade in exile | TIME.com. Time.
  11. ↑ "About Edward Snowden". Freedom of the Press Foundation. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ "About Board of Directors". Freedom of the Press Foundation. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Edward Snowden Is Honorary Member of Freie Universität Berlin". Freie Universität Berlin press release. July 2, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ Snowden Gets Whistleblower Award in Germany | News. The Moscow Times.
  15. ↑ Edward Snowden awarded German 'Whistleblower Prize'. NDTV.com (August 31, 2013).
  16. ↑ Edward Snowden back in the limelight? Father, US whistleblowers visit Moscow (+video). The Christian Science Monitor. (October 10, 2013).
  17. ↑ Kopan, Tal (October 11, 2013). "Edward Snowden gets whistleblower award". Politico. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  18. ↑ Edward Snowden (December 24, 2013). "Alternative Christmas Message". Channel4. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  19. ↑ Claire Hodgson (December 25, 2013). "VIDEO: Watch Whistleblower Edward Snowden deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message 2013". Mirror. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  20. ↑ Anthony Barnes (December 24, 2013). "Edward Snowden warns over global threat to privacy during Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  21. ↑ Times Colonist (December 24, 2013). "NSA leaker Edward Snowden to address Britain in Christmas program". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  22. ↑ Edward Snowden (December 25, 2013). "Edward Snowden warns about loss of privacy in Christmas message – video". The Guardian. Archived from the original (Video 1.4 Min) on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  23. ↑ Stephen Castle (December 25, 2013). "TV Message by Snowden Says Privacy Still Matters". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Peter Walker (December 24, 2013). "Edward Snowden broadcasts Channel 4's alternative Christmas Day message". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  25. ↑ ITN (December 26, 2013). "Edward Snowden's Alternative Christmas Message 2013". YouTube. ITN. Archived from the original (Video 1.5 Min) on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Edward Snowden elected as rector of Glasgow University". BBC News. February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Snowden Elected Rector of the University of Glasgow". February 18, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Edward Snowden 'humbled' by his election as Glasgow University rector". February 18, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Edward Snowden is the new rector of Glasgow University". February 18, 2014.
  30. ↑ "City divided by Snowden's university election victory". February 19, 2014.
  31. ↑ "University of Glasgow". gla.ac.uk.
  32. ↑ "Edward Snowden elected as rector of Glasgow University". BBCGlasgowWin. BBC. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  33. ↑ Campbell, Charlie (February 19, 2014). "Edward Snowden Wins Role at U.K. University". Time UK. TIME. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  34. ↑ Lay, Kat. "Snowden favourite to be Glasgow rector". Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  35. ↑ "Edward Snowden bids to become Glasgow University rector". BBC. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Edward Snowden takes up post of Glasgow University rector". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  37. ↑ Nielsen, Steven. "Snowden Elected Rector of the University of Glasgow". US News and World Report. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Edward Snowden takes up reins as rector of Glasgow University". News.Stv.tv. STV. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  39. ↑ Volz, Dustin. "Edward Snowden Just Got Yet Another New Job". National Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  40. ↑ German Big Brother Awards 2014: Julia and Winston Award (positive award) (English translation)
  41. ↑ Ridenhour Prizes. "The Ridenhour Prizes – Fostering the spirit of courage and truth". ridenhour.org. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  42. ↑ "[VIDEO] Watch Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Accept the 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling". The Nation. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  43. ↑ "Former NSA contractor Snowden expects to remain in Russia". Chicago Tribune. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  44. ↑ Greider, William. "Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Receive the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling". The Nation. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  45. ↑ Peterson, Andrea (May 1, 2014). "Snowden: Why hasn't the Director of National Intelligence been punished for lying to Congress?". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  46. ↑ "New Audio: Listen to Edward Snowden Defend Whistleblowers". Mother Jones. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  47. ↑ MacAskill, Ewen (December 1, 2014). "Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  48. ↑ "IQ Award Charta" (PDF). Mensa. November 11, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  49. ↑ Felix Werdermann (January 21, 2015). "Kein IQ-Preis für Edward Snowden (English: No IQ Award for Edward Snowden)". der Freitag (in German). Retrieved January 22, 2015.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  50. ↑ Lukhaup, Christian; Panteleit, Jörn; Schrimpf, Anne (24 August 2015). "Cherax snowden, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula in Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia". ZooKeys. 518: 1–14. doi:10.3897/zookeys.518.6127. The new species is named after the american freedom fighter Edward Joseph Snowden. He is honored due to of his extraordinary achievements in defense of justice, and freedom.
  51. ↑ Tom stol for Snowden på prisutdeling: – Feigt av norske politikere [Empty chair for Snowden at the award ceremony: - Cowardliness of Norwegian politicians]


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