Court rules Russian editor wrongly restricted in three articles
By Emil Weber
A newspaper editor in Fryazino, Russia, was unjustifiably sanctioned by the domestic justice following three articles published in 2005, according to a recent judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Fryazino, where the local newspaper editor was 'unjustly fined' three times
Ms.Inna Ivanovna Cheltsova - a pensioner, founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly Fryazinets -received three court verdicts during 2005-2006 sanctioning her with retraction statements and monetary damages. The ECtHR says the rulings violated article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
After it had published a statement from the Shchelkovo town prosecutor, announcing…