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Edward Snowden still in transit

Vocabulary

transit zone

part of an international airport where passengers wait for their flight to another country

predicament

difficult situation

representatives

people who speak or make decisions for an organisation

human rights organisations

groups of people who fight for basic rights and freedom of speech for everyone

prominent

important and well known

waging

starting and continuing a fight

unlawful

illegal; against the law

asylum

the right to live in another country in order to live safely

the press office

the department in an organisation that deals with journalists

scheduled

planned to happen at a fixed time