ICNL provides an overview of the key provision of Kazakhstan’s new draft law on Non-Governmental Organizations.

Published: June 2025 Since 2023, ICNL has tracked select congressional investigations into nonprofits. During the last congress (2023-2024), there were at least 43 separate investigations […]

An update on Georgia’s Foreign Agents Registration Act since going into effect at the end of May.

Venezuela has implemented new risk management rules for banking institutions, which could negatively impact the right to freedom of association for NPOs in the country.

Over 20 civil society organizations in Malawi have formed a new coalition to monitor implementation of FATF measures, thanks in part to help from ICNL.

Read ICNL’s comments on a new draft study from the ACHPR related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

Two recently enacted bills in Zambia have the potential to undermine the right to freedom of expression online.

On May 20, 2025, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a Foreign Agents Law. ICNL reviewed the law and found that it falls short of international law standards for regulating for non-profits.

The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to leave up content targeting a human rights defender from Peru, citing ICNL’s public comment in their decision.

Nonprofits are confronting an environment of heightened legal risks. This roadmap highlights ten legal issues that government and private actors have recently cited to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, and identifies tools to help strengthen organizations’ legal compliance.