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freedom of information

freedom of a person or people to publish and consume information
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freedom of information

Summary

freedom of information is a concept[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • freedom of information's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • freedom of information is a type of civil liberties[4].
  • freedom of information is a type of rights[5].
  • freedom of information is a type of civil rights[6].
  • freedom of information's Commons category is recorded as Freedom of information[7].
  • freedom of information's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Freedom of information[8].
  • freedom of information's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[9].

Body

Definition and Type

freedom of information's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include civil liberties[4], rights[5], and civil rights[6].

Why It Matters

freedom of information has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

investigative journalism

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . unesdoc.unesco.org. unesdoc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). freedom of information. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/freedom-of-information
MLA “freedom of information.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/freedom-of-information.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_freedom-of-information_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{freedom of information}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/freedom-of-information}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → freedom-of-information
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: freedom-of-information, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289928919|freedom of information (#289928919)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Freedom of information
    Instance of → concept
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → civil liberties, rights, civil rights
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550754405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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