On December 10, 2004 the Freedom of Information Civic Initiative
(Freedom of Information Center, Civil Society Institute and Media Law Institute)
announced FOI Awards winners of 2004.



The following nominations were awarded:



Positive award for institution with the best system of providing information

Ministry of Finance and Economy



Award for NGO, which has contributed to the exercising of the rights of access
to information

Helsinki Civil Assembly of Vanadzor (the NGO won the court case against
Vanadzor Municipality to have access to official documents)



Award for the journalist most actively covering FOI issues

Naira Bulghadaryan, Vanadzor



Negative award for an institution, which does not fulfill its obligations in
under the FOI law.

Yerevan Municipality (for keeping mayors’ decisions in secret from
Investigative Journalists and society). The winner will receive a lock as a
symbol for secrecy.

To remind, this nomination was not awarded last year since the law has been just
adopted.



The nominees were selected by a JURY which is represented by 10 members of local
NGOs and Media outlets.