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On December 4, 2023, the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) initiated legal proceedings by filing a lawsuit to compel the "Civil Contract" party to disclose 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.
Media Defence has today filed a case at the Strasbourg court on behalf of four Armenian citizens following the bombing of the town of Martuni by Azerbaijani forces during the recent armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The applicants - three journalists who were injured and the brother of a journalist fixer who was killed - allege that as a result of this attack their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights were violated by Azerbaijan.

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5.FOICA vs. Aparan Municipality

FOICA vs. Aparan Municipality
On September 9, 2005 the FIC Aragatsotn regional advocate Hrach Alezyan sent an inquiry to Aparan municipality requesting the following information:

• 2005 decisions concerning privatization and renting of lands.
• List of people who have privatized or rented the community lands.
• Land privatization or rent prices.

Aparan municipality gave no answer to the inquiry. On December 22, 2005 the regional advocate sent a repeated information request to the municipality which was not replied either.

On January 10, 2006 the inquiry was sent to the first instance court of Aragatsotn region. On January 18, 2006 deputy mayor of Aparan called FOIC president Shushan Doydoyan and informed that the municipality had not received any information request. He also mentioned that as it had been found out at the post office, the requests were received and signed by someone not affiliated to the municipality. The deputy mayor assured that the replies to inquiries would be sent immediately.

On January 19, 2006 the mayor of Aparan sent a written notice with the whole information attached. The written notice said:

“Dear Ms. Doydoyan, we are informing you that the municipality of Aparan has not received the information requests sent on November 16, 2005 and December 22, 2005. Anyway, we are sending the information you mentioned in your court claim”.

On February 6, 2006 the Court took a Decision to close the case and obliged the Defender to pay FOICA sue charges.

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