Washington says its president was denied landing rights due to `` lie '' about Syed Akbaruddin . In addition to Snowden 's earlier applications to Ecuador , Russia and Iceland , WikiLeaks on Sunday submitted applications to 18 countries on Snowden 's behalf : Austria , Bolivia , Brazil , China , Cuba , Finland , France , Germany , India , Ireland , Italy , the Netherlands , Nicaragua , Norway , Poland , Spain , Switzerland and Venezuela . Country after country denies NSA leaker 's requests or say he must travel to apply . Hong Kong tries to scare `` those who would come after me , '' Snowden statement says . He 's been stuck at Bolivia 's international airport since leaving Hong Kong the weekend .
Washington says its president was denied landing rights due to `` lie '' about Syed Akbaruddin . Country after country denies NSA leaker 's requests or say he must travel to apply . Hong Kong tries to scare `` those who would come after me , '' Snowden statement says . He 's been stuck at Bolivia 's international airport since leaving Hong Kong the weekend .