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Snowden honored with ‘alternative Nobel’

By Karl Ritter
Published September 24, 2014 5:18pm ET
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Snowden honored with ‘alternative Nobel’
FILE - In this June 9, 2013 file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong. Edward Snowden has been selected among the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for his disclosures of top secret surveillance programs. The award foundation on Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 said the former National Security Agency contractor splits the honorary portion of the prize with Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File) | Glenn Greenwald,Laura Poitras

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Edward Snowden was among the winners Wednesday of a Swedish human rights award, sometimes referred to as the “alternative Nobel,” for his disclosures of top secret surveillance programs.

The decision to honor the former National Security Agency contractor with the Right Livelihood Award appeared to cause a diplomatic headache for Sweden’s Foreign Ministry, which withdrew the prize jury’s permission to use its media room for the announcement.

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