Arsenyevskiye Vesti (russian: Арсеньевские вести) is an independent socio-political and human rights weekly newspaper of the

Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of the ...

. It was originally registered in

Arsenyev Arsenyev (russian: Арсе́ньев) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located about northeast of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its ...

in 1992, but after the refusal of the

printing house to print materials, it was forced to move to Vladivostok the same year. The main theme of the newspaper is the coverage of topical events in the region, violations of the rights of citizens and exposure of high-ranking officials. Editor Irina Grebnyova (born in 1943). In October 2009, the

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...

granted the application of a newspaper journalist who was found guilty by the state courts of the Russian Federation of publishing an open letter exposing officials in illegal timber deals. In 2010 the newspaper received

Free Media Awards Free Media Awards (formerly: Gerd Bucerius Prize for Free Press in Eastern Europe, ) is the press prizes awarded by the two foundations The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT-Stiftung. History and prize consideration The prize was launched in ...

References

External links

Official site
* {{Authority control Newspapers established in 1992 Russian-language newspapers published in Russia Free Media Awards winners