WWW: http://koi.www.online.ru/mlists/expchronicle/chronicle-weekly/
Executive Director: Aleksandr Podrabinek
Agency Director: Vitaly Bogdanov
This human rights news service was started in 1978 by former political prisoner Aleksandr Podrabinek. Express Chronicle began as one of the premiere underground samizdat publications. With a network of activists and dissidents contributing stories from all across the Soviet Union, Express Chronicle became one of the only regular sources for information on human rights issues around the country. Because of its underground nature, it was often difficult to find.
Under the auspices of glasnost and perestroika, Express Chronicle was able to emerge as a sanctioned publication in 1988, even though regular and relatively open publication had existed for a number of years. Primary funding for Express Chronicle comes from international organizations, including the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, the MacArthur Foundation, and the European Union Phare/Tacis Program. In 1995, Express Chronicle was forced to temporarily suspend publication for two months because of financial difficulties. Publication resumed with new grant money from the West.
In addition to the weekly newspaper, the agency also produces a daily news wire and weekly news summaries. Special issues are also published on various human rights topics such as fascism in Russia and human rights in the military. A year-in-review issue is also published electronically.
Publications:
Express Chronicle
Weekly newspaper, focusing on human rights and related political and social issues, has been published regularly since 1978 (in Russian). Currently, the paper is 4 pages in length and has a circulation of approximately 15,000.
Express Chronicle Daily Wire
This daily news wire of human rights and related news material is sent out twice daily (morning and evening editions, with one daily edition on weekends) via fax and e-mail internationally. The wire has been available in Russian since 1994, in English since November 1995, and Ukrainian since January 1996.
Express Chronicle Weekly News Summary
These weekly news summaries are complied from the daily wires throughout the week and sent out via fax and e-mail on Fridays. The summaries are available in Russian and English.
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