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The main mission of FOICA is to defend the people's constitutional right to have access to information. "Freedom of Information Center of Armenia" non-governmental organization (FOICA) was founded on July 1st, 2001. The mission of FOICA is to contribute to the transparency and openness of the government system and to stimulate civil society's involvement in the governance system.
Success Stories
Success stories of the Freedom of Information Center's 22-year history.
Court Cases
Here we present complete picture of judicial practice in the field of freedom of information: all court cases on FOI, with related documents: Information requests, court decisions, etc.
Black List
Black list of those officials and institutions which infringed people’s right to access to information, quarterly composed by the FOI Center. The List is also published in the bulletin and Armenian print media.
Informed Armenia project
This project seeks to ensure that journalists and civil society organisations produce and share easy-to-understand information.
Recent news
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21.11.2023
The Implementation Phase of the ATI Self-Assesment system
On November 21, 2023, a pivotal course discussion unfolded, focusing on the integration of Freedom of Information self-assessment mechanisms.
15.11.2023
Empowering Media Professionals from Artsakh
The Freedom of Information Center is launching a project to strengthen and support the professional capacities of media representatives from Artsakh.
13.11.2023
A two-day training course on BO Data Monitoring was held
On November 11th and 12th, a training course took place, attended by approximately 15 representatives from the media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The focus of the two-day training was on the monitoring of beneficial owners' data.
10.10.2023
Toolkit On Monitoring Beneficial Owners
The Freedom of Information Center has developed a Toolkit for journalists and Researchers on Monitoring Beneficial Owners
27.09.2023
Violation of access to information right of the FOICA and the media outlet Infocom
The journalist of the infocom.am news site contacted the FOICA and asked for assistance in obtaining information from the ruling party Civil Contract before local elections 2023. The problem was that the Civil Contract party had left unanswered the journalist’s information requests regarding the donations received by the party for the Yerevan city elections, in particular, regarding compliance with legal requirements for political parties’ donation processes.