INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The messaging app Telegram is facing censorship accusations after reportedly removing a popular Russian news channel whose alleged owners
Russians who see Telegram as one of the last uncensored platforms in the country, said Anastasia Burakova, an exiled lawyer and founder of
failing to delete the news channel, along with 22 other channels.Prosecutors sought their removal over an uncensored image of the Islamic
State flag published during coverage of a deadly prison hostage crisis last August, according to the independent news site Mediazona.The
extremist content.Durov, a self-described libertarian and privacy advocate, has since pledged to meet French demands and was allowed to
Alisher Abdullayev and Alexander Shvarev
The Interior Ministry has issued arrest warrants for both men.Shvarev, a former journalist, was granted asylum in Latvia
Abdullayev is accused of defaming and extorting billionaire Alisher Usmanov in 2018.
