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61. FOICA vs. “Civil Contract” Party

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.

60. FOICA vs. Yerevan Municipality

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.

59. Media Defence vs. Republic of Azerbaijan

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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47. The FOICA vs. The Metsamor Municipality

February 16, 2015

On October 31 2014, the Freedom of Information Center sent a written information request to the Metsamor Municipality asking to provide information on official visits of the mayor and asphalting works of the city.

The Municipality left the FOICA’s request unanswered. Thus, on February 13, 2015, the FOICA applied to the RA Administrative Court with the claim to recognize the Metsamor Municipality’s action (or inaction) as unlawful, oblige the Municipality to provide the requested information and to oblige the Municipality to compensate the damage caused by the unlawful action (or inaction).

The first court hearing took place on October 8, 2015. The next court hearing took place on November 18, 2015. On December 9, 2015. the RA Administrative Court published its decision, by which satisfied the FOICA’s claim, recognized the Metsamor Municipality’s inaction as unlawful.