Ecuador grants nationality to Julian Assange

The Ecuadorean government says it has granted Julian Assange citizenship, more than five years after providing asylum for the Wikileaks founder in its London embassy. 

It comes after the Britain rejected an Ecuadorean request that Julian Assange be granted diplomatic status.

Paul Barber reports from London. 

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