India
Five Times Right To Information Act Helped Unearth Major Scams
The Logical Indian
The Rajya Sabha on July 25 passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. This bill seeks…
Pakistan
Community social audit report: 43 water supply schemes dysfunctional in Karak
The News International
The social audit reports on two southern districts Lakki Marwat and Karak were unveiled in a seminar organized by…
USA
My freedom of information law saga continues
Post Star
The new owners of a large portion of the former General Electric Co. dewatering site in Fort Edward held their first public meeting …
Luxembourg City
Freedoms of information and the press could outweigh infringement
IPPro Magazine
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled freedom of information and the press cannot justify the infringement…
Ghana
Coalition on the RTI, Ghana, honours stakeholders
Business Ghana
The Coalition on the Right to Information, Ghana (RTI Coalition), has presented citations of honour to former Steering Committee members…
Scotland
Scottish Government departments failing on freedom of information
The Ferret
The efforts of departments in the Scottish Government to improve their freedom of information performance…
Bangladesh
Govt officials’ restrictive mindset hindering people’s right to information: experts
The Daily Star
While the Right to Information (RTI) Act is a powerful tool for people’s empowerment, some inherent flaws and restrictive mindset of a section of public servants stand as barriers…
Russia
Russian journalist Mikhail Romanov found guilty of ‘abuse of freedom of information’ and ‘false’ news
Committee to Protect Journalists
It was the first time the authorities have charged a journalist under the provision in the administrative code that pertains to “false” information…
Malta
Neville Gafa contract disclosure through Freedom of Information Act request refused
Independent.mt
The request was originally made on 2 July, following over seven months of unanswered questions and stonewalling by the government…
Pakistan
FBR directed to provide information under Right of Access to Information Act 2017
The News International
The FBR was requested to provide certified information under Right of Access to Information Act 2017 about total vacancies in the revenue board…
India
Madhya Pradesh: Officials face Rs 2.5 lakh fine for not giving information under RTI
India Today
Narendra Kumar Pandey, Public Information Officer of the civic body, did not give information in the stipulated 30 days or took any other decision on the applications…
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