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#IRTKD2015 Is Nothing to Celebrate: Italy Needs a Freedom of Information Act

Today is the International Right to Know Day 2015, but in Italy there is nothing to celebrate. Italy is indeed one of the very few Western democracies that do not recognize this fundamental right through a Freedom of...

by Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Image: Diritto di Sapere

Today is the International Right to Know Day 2015, but in Italy there is nothing to celebrate. Italy is indeed one of the very few Western democracies that do not recognize this fundamental right through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Join the FOIA4Italy coalition - including organizations such as Diritto di Sapere - in asking the Italian government to take action on the matter by finally drafting and approving the much-awaited legislative decree regulating citizens' right to access and transparency. Sign up the #FOIA4Italy petition here.

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