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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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17.10.2013
The Freedom of Information Center, thanks to requests to receive information, made subject to criticism the NGOs that have received grants from the RA President’s Budget and avoided public accountability, thus returning 80 million AMD to the State Budget.
07.10.2013
These officials have violated the people’s access to information right in the 3rd quarter of 2013
27.09.2013
"Golden Key and Rusty Lock" Freedom of Information Annual Award Ceremony 2013
It’s already the 11th time that the Freedom of Information Center's annual "Golden Key and Rusty Lock" award ceremony took place on September 27, 2013 devoted to the International Right to Know Day.
13.09.2013
Over 6.5 billion AMD-worth bonuses received by employees of only 4 state bodies in 2011 and 2012
During 2011 and 2012, employees of the RA Public Services Regulatory Commission, RA Government-Affiliated State Revenue Committee, RA Control Chamber, and the RA National Security Council have received 6.643.111.620 AMD-worth bonuses and total of 14.513.200 AMD-worth gifts.
17.07.2013
The FOICA won the case against the Democratic Party of Armenia
By its decision dated on June 26, 2013, the RA Court of Cassation finally resolved the court dispute between the FOICA and the Democratic Party of Armenia. The Court rejected the appeal of the party and left in force the decision of the First Instance Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts, by which the Court had fully satisfied the FOICA's claim against the Party.