Yerevan hosts 8th award ceremony timed to Freedom of Information Day

Yerevan hosts 8th award ceremony timed to Freedom of Information Day
September 28, 2010 - 19:05 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 28, Yerevan hosted the 8th award ceremony timed to the Freedom of Information Day. The ceremony was organized by the Freedom of Information Center (FIC).

Golden Key nomination was set to award organizations, media and citizen who abode by their right to receive information.

Rusty Lock award was extended to organizations and media whose work lacks transparency.

At the ceremony, the head of FIC Shushan Doydoyan specifically noted the progress in information freedom reported over the last 5 years in Armenia.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, who also participated in the ceremony, emphasized the importance of openness and transparency in the work of governmental institutions.

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