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Success Story 42: Due to FOICA the Concept of the Struggle against Disinformation was Adopted

Thanks to two years of efforts of FOICA and active cooperation with partners, the Concept and the Action Plan of the Struggle against Disinformation 2024-2026 were adopted. The documents were developed by the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia.

Success Story 41: Thanks to the court case FOICA received the requested information

In January 2024, the "Civil Pact" party, after the FOICA appealed to the court, asked to sign a settlement agreement and provided the required information on pre-election fundraising.

Success Story 40: FOICA vs. 7 Municipalities, A 5-Year Judicial Marathon

This is the first court precedent in Armenia, which refers to proactive transparency; the local public authority was obliged to fulfill the duty established by the FOI law to ensure proactive transparency, based on a judicial act.

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Success Story 4։ The limiting Decision will Be Voided

April 16, 2009

Thanks to the FOICA’s initiative in 2009 it was possible to void the decision of the RA Administrative Court limiting the right of non-governmental organizations to apply to the RA Administrative Court asking to impose administrative penalty on officials.

On April 9, 2008, the FOI Center filed a claim at the RA Administrative Court against the Zartonk village mayor’s office, asking the court to require the mayor’s office to provide the requested information and impose administrative sanctions against the mayor Paruyr Sargsyan. The RA Administrative Court admitted the claim partially and refused to admit the part where the plaintiff asked to impose administrative sanctions against the mayor, reasoning that a non-governmental organization has no right to bring cases to the RA Administrative Court asking the latter to impose administrative sanctions against someone.

On 23.04.2009, the FOICA filed a claim to the President of the RA Administrative Court, asking to overturn the administrative court’s decision on inadmissibility of the part of the claim where the FOI Center asked to impose a 50,000 AMD fine on the mayor of Zartonq.

On April 28 the President of the RA Administrative Court upheld the FOI Center’s complaint and overturned the RA Administrative Court’s decision stating, that a non-governmental organization can apply to the RA Administrative Court asking to impose administrative penalty against officials. https://www.foi.am/en/all-cases/item/185/