Published March 2026 On March 4, 2026, Georgia’s parliament adopted a package of amendments to the Law on Grants, the Criminal Code, the Code on […]

Published March 2026 Across Africa, efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) are rapidly transforming the operating environment for nonprofit organizations. Driven by […]

Published March 2026 Текст на русском языке ниже Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Kyrgyzstan routinely collect and use personal data — from event registrations and […]

Published February 2026 On December 17, 2025, Tajikistan adopted Law No. 2209 amending the Code of Administrative Offenses, substantially increasing fines and expanding liability for […]

Published January 2026 This overview examines international standards and comparative practice on four regulatory issues affecting non-commercial organizations (NCOs), with specific relevance to Tajikistan’s draft […]

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: January 2026 In December 2025, Kyrgyzstan adopted a new framework governing the approval, registration, and monitoring of international grant and technical assistance provided to […]

Published: December 2025 On November 17, Kazakhstan adopted a new legislative framework on artificial intelligence (AI), including a standalone AI law and amendments to related […]

The U.S. Program of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) submitted these comments in September 2025 in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking […]

Overview of Kazakhstan’s draft charity law with global comparisons and ICNL recommendations to improve transparency and avoid burdens on CSO fundraising.