News & events
29.11.2009 Ireland, Germany, Spain lagging behind on police transparency
Ireland is the only country in Europe to exclude the police from the scope of its freedom of information law, in Germany the right to know does not apply to all police forces, and Spain is the largest EU country without an access to information law and so no public right to obtain information from the police. These findings are contained in “The Right to Know: Europe and the Police” by the campaign group Access Info Europe to be presented at a conference on police transparency being held...
24.11.2009 2010-2011 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia
The Government of the United States of America is pleased to announce the 2010 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (Global UGRAD). The deadline to submit the application for this program is Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM . About the Global UGRAD Program: The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) in Eurasia and Central Asia is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The...
An OSCE-supported public event focusing on a package of draft amendments to Armenia ’s legislation on freedom of information was held in Yerevan today. The package of proposed amendments was developed by the non-governmental organization Freedom of Information Centre of Armenia (FOICA), the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice, in close collaboration with civil society and international organizations. The event follows a series of round table...
28.10.2009 Working Discussion on the FOI Draft Legislation
Today on October 28, at 11a.m. the Freedom of Information Center organizes a working discussion on the draft FOI amendments to the RA FOI law. The event will take place at the American Business Center (9 Aleck Manoogyan street, 5th floor). The amendments' package can be accessible here. Justification for the package can be downloaded here . The event is organized by the support of the OSCE office in Yerevan.
26.10.2009 BLACK LIST 2009: 3rd Quarter
THESE OFFICIALS HAVE VIOLATED PEOPLES' RIGHT OF INFORMATION DURING JULY-OCTOBER , 2009 1. Mrs. Hasmik Poghosyan RA Minister of Culture 2. Mr. Aram Harutyunyan RA...
28.09.2009 FOI Annual Award Ceremony/ 2009
It is already seven years that Freedom of Information Center organizes Freedom of Information Annual Award Ceremony since 2003. The ceremony is devoted to the International Right to Know Day. The main purpose of this event is to promote transparency and good governance in Armenia. ...
