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Freedom of Information at 250: now on Storify

Freedom of Information at 250: now on Storify

Dec 14, 2016 | Access to information, Ethics, Freedom of information

Last week, Article 19 held the ‘Freedom of Information at 250’ event at the Free Word Centre. The aim of the event was to commemorate, celebrate and scrutinise the adoption of the first freedom of information law in Sweden and Finland in 1766. Participants...
Article 19 event: 250 years of freedom of information

Article 19 event: 250 years of freedom of information

Nov 2, 2016 | Access to information, Ethics, Freedom of information

On 2 December 1766, the world’s first-ever freedom of information law was signed into law. It had been promulgated by the Riksdag – Parliament – of Sweden and Finland, which at the time was one country. The 1766 Law is the oldest constitution to regulate freedom of...

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