PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF SNOWDEN Protesters supporting NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, a former contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), march to the U.S. Consulate at Hong Kong's Central district June 15, 2013. They urge the city's government not to extradite the former spy and slam the US for its surveillance programs. Snowden, 29, has gone to ground in the city after blowing the lid on the US's vast electronic surveillance operation and has vowed to fight any extradition request. The United States has launched a criminal investigation after Snowden, a former CIA technical assistant, leaked details of Washington's secret Internet and telephone surveillance programmes. | Foto: Profimedia