Ecuador grants Julian Assange asylum, despite UK threat
Ecuador has granted Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s request of political asylum. Assange has been inside the embassy after escaping on June 19 from house arrest to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he believes he would be further extradited the United States. In a press conference, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Richard Patino noted that his fears of political persecution were “legitimate”, according to the BBC. “The Ecuador government, loyal to its […]