A German author and fierce NSA critic has pointed to his attacks on America's mass surveillance programme as the reason behind authorities denying him entry to the United States on Monday.
Ilija Trojanov, who has spoken out against mass surveillance by America’s National Security Agency (NSA) revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, wanted to fly from the Brazilian city of Salvador with American Airlines to attend a conference of German academics in Denver.
But the 48-year-old said he was barred without reason on Monday from getting onto the plane at the airport in eastern Brazil.
Writing for the website of the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Tuesday, he said he was given no explanation and had to fly back to Germany.
"The airline worker had hardly entered my name when she paused, stood up and disappeared without explanation behind a door," he wrote. Full story...
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Ilija Trojanov, who has spoken out against mass surveillance by America’s National Security Agency (NSA) revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, wanted to fly from the Brazilian city of Salvador with American Airlines to attend a conference of German academics in Denver.
But the 48-year-old said he was barred without reason on Monday from getting onto the plane at the airport in eastern Brazil.
Writing for the website of the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Tuesday, he said he was given no explanation and had to fly back to Germany.
"The airline worker had hardly entered my name when she paused, stood up and disappeared without explanation behind a door," he wrote. Full story...
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