Julian Assange granted Ecuadorian citizenship after 5 years in embassy

After spending more than half a decade living in the nation’s London embassy, Julian Assange has been granted Ecuadorian citizenship. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, took up residence in the embassy to dodge Swedish extradition over a rape accusation, though he has also expressed worry that the US may request extradition over WikiLeaks’ leaking of classified government documents. Assange’s time …