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Russian Court Extends Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
2Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Russian Court Extends Detention of Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

Updated Dec. 1, 2023 7:22 pm ETA Russian court extended by two months the detention of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen awaiting trial on a charge that she failed to register as a foreign agent.The Sovetsky District Court in Kazan, a city in southwest Russia, on Friday ordered Kurmasheva be held until Feb. 5, her company said. She was initially taken into custody in October, while visiting Russia for a family emergency, and her detention was subsequently prolonged until Dec. 5.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Russian Court Extends Detention of U.S. Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
20Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Russian Court Extends Detention of U.S. Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

A Russian court ordered an American journalist to be held in pre-trial detention through at least Monday on charges that she failed to register as a “foreign agent,” according to her employer, in a case that threatens to further exacerbate tensions between Washington and Moscow.Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who is a citizen of both the U.S. and Russia, was detained on Wednesday, her employer said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Russia Detains American Journalist – WSJ
20Oct By adminNo Comments
World

Russia Detains American Journalist – WSJ

Updated Oct. 19, 2023 3:02 pm ETRussian authorities have detained an editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to register as a foreign agent, marking the second detention of an American journalist in Russia this year.Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship and lives in Prague, where the RFE/RL is based, was detained Wednesday in Kazan, a city in southwest Russia, according to a statement published the same day by the company. She was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, the company said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Reliance seeks shareholder nod to appoint Ambani as head for another 5 yrs
6Aug By adminNo Comments
Business

Reliance seeks shareholder nod to appoint Ambani as head for another 5 yrs

Reliance Industries Ltd, India's most valuable company, has sought shareholder's approval to give Mukesh Ambani another five-year term as chairman and managing director of the company till 2029 -- a period during which he has opted to draw nil salary. Ambani, 66, will cross the company law-mandated 70 years age for the chief executive of the company and requires a special resolution by the shareholders for him to be appointed beyond that age bar. In a special resolution, Reliance sought the nod of shareholders to appoint Ambani as the head of the company till April 2029. Ambani has been on the board of Reliance since 1977 and was elevated as chairman of the company after the death of his father and group patriarch Dhiburhai Ambani in July 2002. In the special...
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