News & events
08.12.2021 Ombudsman confirms the fact of violation of the FOICA's right to receive information
The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia confirmed the fact of violation of the Freedom of Information Center's right to receive information by the Yerevan Municipality.
08.12.2021 "Capacity building sessions to beneficial ownership data users" were launched
"Capacity building sessions to beneficial ownership data users" launched on December 7. It is organized by Open Ownership (OO) and the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) partnered with the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA). About 30 representatives of CSOs are participating in the three-day educational initiative.
30.11.2021 Capacity building sessions to beneficial ownership data users
Under their Opening Extractives Programme, Open Ownership (OO) and the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) have partnered with the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) to conduct a series of workshops with targeted Beneficial Ownership (BO) data users to get Armenia’s data analysed based on local challenges and conceptual and practical knowledge-sharing.
Freedom of Information Center of Armenia submitted a petition to the Ministry of Justice of RA, proposing to increase the amount of administrative liability for violation the right to get information, as well as to put responsibility for violating the deadlines defined by law for answering the request.
18.11.2021 Statment․ EaP CSF Armenian National Platform
Here is the statement of Armenian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum on the Ongoing Aggression by Azerbaijan against the Republic of Armenia.
20.10.2021 Golden Key and Rusty Lock 2021
The annual Golden Key and Rusty Lock Awards Ceremony of the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia took place on October 19, 2021. More than 80 representatives of mass media, state agencies, non-governmental and international organizations took part in the online event.
