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ICNL’s resources and information on Belarus.

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Highlighted Resources

Crowdfunding in Belarus

This legal analysis examines regulations relating to electronic fundraising. It also provides recommendations on how to use existing tools in compliance with legislation, as well as further develop new fundraising methods.

Assessment of NGO Laws in Belarus

This report compares laws pertaining to NGOs in Belarus to international standards. The assessment examines a range of laws, from the basic right to associate to taxation and government oversight.

Civic Freedom Monitor

Belarus

Last updated: 1 March 2023

Arbitrary detentions of Belarusians for political reasons continue, with human rights activists consistently documenting these d [...]

Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index

The index, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for twenty years, documents the development of civil society in seventy-one countries around the world, including Belarus. ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.

Resources

The Old Town in Vilnius, Lithuania May 2009 (Photo: FromTheNorth/Flickr)

Guidelines for Activists Relocating to Lithuania

These guidelines, put together by the NGO Law Institute (NGOLI) with the support of ICNL, are designed to help activists ... Read More
Tbilisi cityscapes with a cable car. (Photo: Katarzyna Javaheri-Szpak/WikiMedia)

Guidelines for Activists Relocating to Georgia

These guidelines are designed to help activists from Belarus and other Eurasian countries who relocate to Georgia to organize their ... Read More

News

Civic Freedom Monitor Now Features 41 Country Reports

Civic Freedom Monitor Now Features 41 Country Reports

PUBLISHED: JULY 11, 2012 ICNL is pleased to announce the inclusion of 5 new country reports on the Civic Freedom ... Read More
Another Strike of Belarusian Government Against Civil Society

Another Strike of Belarusian Government Against Civil Society

PUBLISHED: JUNE 30, 2004 On 30 June the Belarusian Chamber of Representatives approved amendments to the law on nongovernmental organizations ... Read More

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