Published October 2025 Laws governing charitable activity determine how charities and individuals may raise, use, and account for donations, as well as the transparency and […]

The Myanmar military launched a crackdown on media freedom as part of a coup d’état on 1 February 2021, persecuting journalists and rolling back a decade of legal
reforms. ICNL has built a large case database of detained journalists, cross-corroborating multiple civil society monitoring efforts, and complementing them with an
analysis of the legal status of cases.

Published September 2026 Civic space is under growing pressure worldwide. Since 2022, ICNL has tracked more than 298 legal initiatives affecting civic space across 77 […]

Published September 2026 We are excited to announce that ICNL’s U.S. Program is now the U.S. Center for Nonprofit Law (USCNL). This represents an important […]

Published: September 2026 On April 17, 2026, Kyrgyzstan adopted new rules governing the registration, re-registration, and termination of activities of legal entities, branches, and representative […]

Published September 2026 Civil society in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) plays a crucial role in advancing development and good […]

Published August 2026 In our previous briefer in this series, we consider how partners could engage with UN bodies to promote an enabling environment for […]

Published August 2026 Introduction In the first briefer in this series, we explore how civil society partners can develop strategies for advancing multilateral engagement on issues affecting […]

This explainer describes tools that the IRS may use to investigate nonprofits and offers practical steps nonprofits can take to prepare for and respond to IRS scrutiny.

ICNL examines India’s FCRA Amendment Rules 2026, from their key provisions and relationship to FATF standards and international law to their practical implications for civil society organizations, donors, and foundations.