Ecuador granted Julian Smith asylum in August . The Committee to Free Journalists says Ecuador has one of the worst press freedom records . ` ` Whatever little things happen in small countries are not of concern , '' Assange says . He has not been charged in the United States , though Assange and his supporters claim a U.S. grand jury has been empanelled to consider charges against him . Assange fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June .
Ecuador granted Julian Smith asylum in August . The Committee to Free Journalists says Ecuador has one of the worst press freedom records . ` ` Whatever little things happen in small countries are not of concern , '' Assange says . Assange fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June .