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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 16։ FOICA Got a Double Court Win

December 26, 2012

According to the decision of the RA Court of General Jurisdiction of Center and Norq-Marash administrative districts (judge Arayik Melqumyan) made on December 21, 2012, the Democratic Party of Armenia was obliged to provide information on finances spent for the pre-electoral campaign and to compensate the judicial expenses at the amount of 100.000 AMD as a state fee paid by the FOICA and the lawyer’s payment.

On April 25, 2012, the Freedom of Information Center of Armenia sent an information request to the president of the Democratic Party of Armenia Mr. Aram Sargsyan asking to provide information on finances spent for the pre-electoral campaign.
The Party has left unanswered the FOICA’s information request. Thus, on May 16, 2012, the Freedom of Information Center sent the second information request to the Democratic Party of Armenia asking to provide the abovementioned information. The FOICA’s second information request also was left unanswered.

On July 2, 2012, the FOICA applied to the Court asking to oblige the Democratic Party of Armenia to provide the requested information within 5 days and to compensate the judicial expenses.
On December 21, 2012, the Court recognized the fact of violation of the FOICA’s right to receive information and obliged the Democratic Party of Armenia to provide the requested information and to compensate the judicial expenses at the amount of 100.000 AMD.
By the way, during 2012 this is the second court decision by which the judicial expenses made by the FOICA during the court case are to be compensated.

On January 21, 2013, the Democratic Party of Armenia appealed the decision of the court to the RA Court of Appeal. On May 2, 2013 the RA Court of Appeal decided to reject the Democratic Parie’s appeal and left the decision of the First Instance Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts in force.

On May 24, 2013, the Democratic Party of Armenia appealed the decision of the RA Court of Appeal to the RA Court of Cassation. However, by its decision dated on June 26, 2013, the RA Court of Cassation returned the appeal of the Party. In other words, the decision of the First Instance Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts remained in force, and the FOICA has finally won the case, restoring the violated right to freedom of information. As a result, the fact of violation of the FOICA’s right to receive information was recognized, and the Democratic Party of Armenia has to provide the requested information and to compensate the state fee paid by the FOICA and the advocate’s payment at the amount of 100.000 AMD.