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The main mission of FOICA is to defend the people's constitutional right to have access to information. "Freedom of Information Center of Armenia" non-governmental organization (FOICA) was founded on July 1st, 2001. The mission of FOICA is to contribute to the transparency and openness of the government system and to stimulate civil society's involvement in the governance system.
Success Stories
Success stories of the Freedom of Information Center's 10 year's history.
Court Cases
Here we present complete picture of judicial practice in the field of freedom of information: all court cases on FOI, with related documents: Information requests, court decisions, etc.
Black List
Black list of those officials and institutions which infringed people’s right to access to information, quarterly composed by the FOI Center. The List is also published in the bulletin and Armenian print media.
Information request
This sample of Information request will help you to write your request correctly and due to the RA Law on "Freedom of Information". It is developed by the FOICA.
Recent news
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31.03.2017
State bodies often don’t implement provisions set under Law on “Freedom of Information”
Not in all cases the state bodies implement the provisions set by the Law on “Freedom of information”, Liana Doydoyan – Chairwoman of the Freedom of Information Center, told a press conference in Armenpress.
18.02.2017
FOICA became an ordinary member of UNCAC
The UNCAC Coalition is a global network of over 350 civil society organisations (CSOs) in over 100 countries, committed to promoting the ratification, implementation and monitoring of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
11.10.2016
53. The FOICA vs. the National Olympic Committee of Armenia
On August 10, 2016 Freedom of Information Center of Armenia sent a written information request to the National Olympic Committee of Armenia asking to provide information on purchasing process of the Armenian sportsmen’s uniforms who had participated in the Summer Olympic games of 2016.
28.09.2016
Recipients of the Golden Key and Rusty Lock announced
Freedom of Information Center announces for the 14th time the recipients of the "Golden Key and Rusty Lock" awards on 28 September 2016 in Yerevan. The award ceremony was devoted to the International Right to Know Day and the 15th Anniversary of the FOICA.
02.08.2016
These officials have violated the people’s access to information right in the 1st half of 2016