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Implications of the Implementing Regulation to the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence

This overview provides interpretations and analysis of the requirements in the Regulation to help NNLEs better understand the r…

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State Domestic Terrorism Laws in the United States

This report draws on a first of its kind ICNL database of state domestic terrorism statutes to warn about the chilling impact t…

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Balancing Rights and Civic Freedoms with Effective Pandemic Governance

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This report explores the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand – balancing of rights and general protectio…

Analysis

Review of the Implementing Regulation to the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence

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On August 1, 2024, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (MoJ) adopted the “Rule for Registration, Financial Declaration Submissio…

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Learning Series: Access to Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean

This series of videos, featuring civil society representatives, academics, and government officials from across Latin America a…

Analysis

Legislative Overview for Financial Sustainability for Civil Society in Central Asia

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This Legislative Overview examines the regulation of civil society organizations’ key sources of income and the important legal…

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Elections and Civic Space: Lessons from Africa

Special Rapporteur, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, addresses the trends, developments and challenges threatening civil society’s ac…

Analysis

Overview of Georgia’s Foreign Influence Law

On May 14, 2024, the Georgian parliament adopted the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The Law requires non-entrepreneu…

Analysis

Taxation of Charities in the Kyrgyz Republic

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ICNL, along with other civil society organizations, welcome the United States-led resolution, “Seizing the opportunities of saf…

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Taiwan’s Laws Regulating Civil Society

In this report, author Shawn Shih-hung Shieh, Ph.D., writes that Taiwan’s Civil Association Law should be reformed.

Analysis

10 Major Legal Threats to U.S. Civil Society

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A growing array of legal threats make it harder for nonprofit organizations and activists in the U.S. to do their work. This ar…

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Reporting Requirements in the Kyrgyz Republic

This guide has been developed to provide information on reporting requirements in the Kyrgyz Republic for noncommercial organiz…

Analysis

Protecting the Future of Myanmar Media

Myanmar’s revolutionary movement stands at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history.This thought paper contributes to the evolv…

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Foreign Influence Registration Laws and Civil Society

This report develops a typology of salient features of foreign influence registration laws and then shares key recommendations …

Analysis

Analysis of the Kyrgyz Republic Law on Foreign Representatives

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The draft law on foreign representatives, initiated on November 21, 2022, would establish new burdensome requirements for all n…

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2024 Georgia Draft Law on Foreign Influence Transparency

On April 3, 2024, the Georgian Dream party registered in the parliament the draft Law of Georgia on Foreign Influence Transpare…

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Bridging Commerce and Rights Advocacy

This groundbreaking paper examines the International Business Associations (IBAs) in Asia and their efforts to protect rights d…

Analysis

Digital Fundraising in the Middle East and North Africa

In this report, we aim to consider the availability of digital mechanisms in three countries, namely Lebanon, Morocco, and Pale…

Analysis

Thailand’s COVID Emergency Decree

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2021 saw an unprecedented numbers of protests in Thailand, resulting in hundreds of prosecutions of protesters. A majority of t…

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The Regulation of Foreign Funding of Nonprofits in a Democracy

This ICNL Guide explains how states can comply with the FATF Recommendations relevant to the non-profit sector and provides con…

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Journalist Detentions in Myanmar

The Myanmar military launched a crackdown on media freedom as part of a coup d’état on 1 February 2021, persecuting journalists…

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Pandemic Governance in South Korea

This groundbreaking paper explores examples of South Korea’s enabling, cooperative approach to civil society in emergency respo…

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A Textbook for Civil Society Organizations Laws in Kyrgyzstan

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This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the legal regulation of civil society organizations and other institutions o…

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Guide on Liquidation of NCOs and representative/branch offices of foreign NCOs in the Kyrgyz Republic

This ICNL guide includes step-by-step instructions on the liquidation process, including procedures for annulling tax registrat…