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Asylum seekers from left, Vanessa Mae Rodel and daughter Keana, Nadeeka Dilrukshi Nonis and her son Dinath stand during a press conference outside the building of Hong Kong's immigration department in Hong Kong, May 15, 2017.Canada has granted asylum to two of the people who housed whistleblower and U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, but is facing calls to take in the other five “Snowden refugees” whose Canadian asylum claims remain in bureaucratic limbo.
“They all helped out on something extraordinary in helping Mr. Snowden, making their decisions of conscience to provide him shelter, humanity and empathy," Mr. Tibbo said.In a tweet Monday, Mr. Snowden also called on the Canadian government to resettle all of the asylum claimants who housed him in Hong Kong.
Ms. Rodel fled her home country of the Philippines after allegedly being raped and sexually trafficked by the New People’s Army − the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. She and her daughter, who was born in Hong Kong and is considered stateless, are the first Snowden refugees to be granted asylum after hiding Mr. Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong.He hired Mr. Tibbo, a former Montrealer who was working in Hong Kong as an immigration lawyer. After a brief stay at a hotel, Mr.
Since the refugees’ involvement with Mr. Snowden rose to global prominence in 2016 – including in scenes in a Oliver Stone film on the fugitive – Mr. Tibbo says they’ve faced harassment for their role in the matter. He said they’ve been questioned by welfare authorities, seen welfare benefits cut and had visits from police.
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