4 JULY 2006
68 Countries Now Have Access Laws
freedominfo.org Publishes New Global Survey of Freedom of Information Laws for 2006

Download "Freedom of Information Around the World 2006: A Global Survey of Access to Government Records Laws," by David Banisar
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Or click on any of the Country Pages in the right column to read about that country's access laws.

27 JUNE 2006   
Argentina Country Page Added

22 MARCH 2006
freedominfo.org Kicks Off Legislative Transparency Project

Maria Baron, freedominfo.org editorial board member and transparency advocate in Argentina, has embarked on a project to study parliamentary transparency in 20 countries around the world, to determine its essential elements as well as to document the diverse approaches to transparency in the countries selected. As part of its re-launch, freedominfo.org has posted the full legislative transparency reports for three countries (Argentina, Chile, and Sweden). More >>

28 SEPTEMBER 2005
Right to Know Day 2005:
Freedom of Information Makes News Around the World

Since 2002, freedom of information advocates around the world have been working together to promote the right of access to information for all people and recognize the benefits of transparent and accountable governments. We use this day as a way to share ideas, strategies and success stories about the development of freedom of information laws and genuinely transparent governance.  
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11 OCTOBER 2003
The right to know is gaining around the world

More and more countries are guaranteeing citizens' right to know, even while the United States has erected new barriers to openness, writes freedominfo.org's Thomas Blanton in a column appearing in the October 11, 2003 International Herald Tribune.

JULY/AUGUST 2002
The World's Right to Know

In the July/August 2002 issue of Foreign Policy, Thomas Blanton examines the global trend toward freedom of information.

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* Note - For purposes of this compilation, we have included separate pages for national entities with federal freedom of information laws, regardless of whether or not these entities are formally designated as "countries."