News & events
06.05.2009 FOI Center in the Administrative Court
FOI Center has filed claims of recognition and performance of action against six local self-governance bodies and their leaders and one state non-commercial organization and its director with the RA Administrative Court , alleging violations of the freedom of information right. Currently, the Court has seven pending cases against the following entities and individuals: The Yerevan Construction and Investment Programs Office state non-commercial...
04.05.2009 More than 700 persons learn about FOI Law
FOI Center concluded the first year of the “Freedom of Information as a Means for Community Participation” project implemented with financial support from USAID. Over the period of one year, more than 700 officials and civil society representatives acquired knowledge and skills on how to apply the RA FOI Law.
04.05.2009 Dialogue between prosecutors and journalists established
Jointly with the RA Prosecutor General’s Office, FOI Center organized a working discussion on May 2-3, in Aghveran, which was attended by ten journalists and ten marz and community prosecutors. The discussion focused on the freedom of information and expression in the RA prosecutorial system. Deputy Prosecutor General Mnatsakan Sargsyan delivered an opening address, during which he emphasized the importance of such meetings, because this is where mutual trust is...
30.04.2009 Students to make use of the FOI law
On April 29, 54 students from various higher educational institutions participated in a working discussion on how to use the RA FOI law, organized by FOI Center. The NA and FOI Center’s expert Marine Hakobyan informed the students about provisions of the FOI law and explained what information is subject to mandatory disclosure, what information requests may be denied and on what grounds. “In order for you to choose your profession well today, so that you...
09.04.2009 Black List 2009
THESE OFFICIALS HAVE VIOLATED PEOPLES' RIGHT OF INFORMATION I DURING JANUARY-APRIL , 2009 1. Robert Harutyunyan Yerevan Urban Development & Investment Programs Department Head 2. Paruyr Sargsyan...
16.03.2009 The Prosecutor’s Office finds information freedom important
On 14-15 of March the Freedom of Information Center together with the RA General Prosecutor’s Office organized a professional training session for mass media representatives in Tsakhkadzor named “The Authorities of the Prosecutor’s Office Activity at the Contemporary Stage of Judicial Reforms and Major Problems of Freedom of Information”. The working discussion was mainly aimed at discussing with the journalists elucidating legal aspects the peculiarities of prosecutor’s office...
