Ecuador has granted the WikiLeaks founder political asylum. But since Britain has vowed to arrest him if he sets foot outside the Ecuadorean embassy, he may not be leaving for awhile. From Chen Guangcheng to Manuel Noriega, The Daily Beast lists other individuals who have had to call a foreign embassy home.
Julian Assange
Ecuador has agreed to grant Julian Assange asylum. The WikiLeaks founder has been at the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 19, trying to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he has been accused of having sexually assaulted two women.
