Published in 2016, this book-length publication examines 11 countries – both within Europe and elsewhere – and provides comparative perspective on regulation of freedom of assembly in Europe.

In this report from January 2016, the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights examines the situation of civil society in four countries: the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Hungary.

This report assesses EU counter-terrorism efforts since 2001 and sets forth a number of relevant recommendations.

This article gives an overview of the regulation of foreign funding for non-governmental organizations in Azerbaijan and aims to help potential donors to better understand the legal framework for grant-making in Azerbaijan.

This paper addresses the Policy for regulation of International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Pakistan adopted in October 2015.

This 2015 report by the Council of Europe’s committee of experts on cross-border flow of Internet traffic and Internet freedom studies the implications of information telecommunication technologies (ICTs), notably the Internet, regarding the exercise and enjoyment of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

ICNL’s initial review of the Kingdom of Cambodia’s draft Trade Union Law (Draft TUL) of November 18, 2015. This analysis focuses solely on the freedoms of association, assembly and expression, and concludes that there are a number of problems with the Draft TUL, including:

This study by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law was prepared at the request of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe.

This paper by ECNL, the European Foundation Centre, and Human Security Collective examines how non-profit organizations can be involved in the Financial Action Task Force evaluation process and presents three case studies from the European evaluations in 2014/2015.

This Journal of Democracy article, written by ICNL President Douglas Rutzen in November 2015, summarizes recent developments in the global crackdown on civil society.