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On International Information Freedom Day, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended the Golden Key and Rusty Padlock annual award-giving ceremony as hosted by Information Freedom Center Armenia, dated to the Center’s 10th anniversary.
28.09.2011 - PanARMENIAN.Net awarded with Freedom of Information Center’s Golden Key
PanARMENIAN.Net information agency was announced the best media covering information freedom issues in 2001. On September 28, International “Right to Know” Day, Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) hosted Golden Key and Rusty Lock award ceremony. At the event, the head of the Political, Economic, Press and Information Section of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Onno Simons handed the Golden Key award to PanARMENIAN.Net editor-in-chief Marina Ananikyan. Human...
28.09.2011 - “Golden Keys” and “Rusty Locks” are awarded
On 28th of September, 2011, on the international day of freedom of information, annual award ceremony "Golden key and Rusty lock" organized by the Freedom of Information Center took place. For working well and transparently, RA Ministry of Education and Science got a Golden Key as a governmental body which best applied the RA law on "Freedom of Information". The official website of RA Ministry of Justice-www.moj.am- got an award as the best official website providing...
01.07.2011 - The Freedom of Information Center of Armenia celebrates its 10th anniversary
On July 1st, 2011 the “Freedom of Information Center of Armenia” non-governmental organization (FOICA) celebrates its 10th anniversary. The main mission of the FOICA is to protect citizens’ right to know. During the past 10 years the FOICA managed to open hundreds of closed official doors and to make thousands of official documents public. In 2001-2011 the Center provided 6200 people with legal consultations and assistance. In 2006-2010 the FOICA brought 28 court cases with...
14.06.2011 - One more successful outcome
Under the pressure of the “Freedom of Information Center of Armenia” and “Asparez” journalists’ club of Gyumri NGOs, and Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office, the City Municipality of Stepanavan announced void its 9 May, 2009 decision, according to which, for one page information AMD500 was charged.
18.05.2011 - Minister promises to 'clear' his name from watchdog's blacklist
The Ministry of Healthcare never fails to provide information to people, the health minister has said.
