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    Ecuador Grants Citizenship To Julian Assange, Who Lives In London Embassy

    Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, originally sought refuge in an Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden. That case against him has been dropped, but he continues to stay there.
    by Camila Domonoske Jan 11, 2018 1 minute
    Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador on May 19, 2017, in London.

    Ecuador says it has granted citizenship to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, as officials try to find a way for him to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London without risking legal action.

    Assange, who is Australian,

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