News & events
26.09.2019 International Right to Know Day: Press Release
September 28 is the International Freedom of Information Day. In this regard, Freedom of Information Center of Armenia summarizes the priority issues and urgent tasks in the field of Freedom of Information in Armenia from May 2018 till now and draws the attention of the Government and civil society to them.
23.09.2019 September 28: International Right to Know Day
In anticipation of International Right to Know Day (September 28) The Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) is celebrating RTI Week (23rd Sept. to 28th Sept). Throughout the week, following activities/efforts will be conducted by FOICA.
23.08.2019 Prison Sentence for "the Spread of Hate Speech"
On August 14, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia published a draft law on Making Addendum to the Criminal Code of RA on the unified website of the publication of draft legal acts. Professional journalism organizations find it necessary to report that the proposed arrangements are highly controversial, devoid of legal certainty and may therefore lead to the following unjustified limitation of the right to freedom of expression.
31.07.2019 FOICA Sub-Grant Projects have Launched
Within the framework of INFORMED ARMENIA project run by Freedom of Information Center NGO, 13 Yerevan-based and regional NGOs and media organisations will implement sub-grant projects during the upcoming 4 months for the institutional development of one's capacity in the public interest.
02.04.2019 FOICA Sub-Grant Projects have Launched
Within the framework of INFORMED ARMENIA project run by Freedom of Information Center NGO, 10 Yerevan-based and regional NGOs and media organisations will implement 10 sub-grant projects during the upcoming 4 months in different spheres of public administration aiming to monitor and publicize the state budget expenses, as well as develop dialog between civil society and the government.
28.03.2019 Working Session on Freedom of Information
On March 28 the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) held a working session on “Access to Information”, which was attended by freedom of information officers representing the Armenian Parliament, Government, various Ministries, other public bodies and journalists.
