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Julian Assange granted citizenship from Ecuador

By Melissa Quinn
Published January 11, 2018 6:02pm ET
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Julian Assange granted citizenship from Ecuador
Ecuador's foreign minister said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted citizenship from Ecuador last month. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) | Frank Augstein

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted citizenship from Ecuador, according to reports.

Assange has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012 and was granted asylum from the country. Ecuador’s foreign minister, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, said Thursday that Assange was granted citizenship last month.

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