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Nonprofit organization laws by jurisdiction

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization_laws_by_jurisdiction

U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act

US Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara

U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act FAQ

US Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/frequently-asked-questions

U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act

U. S. Foreign Agents Registration Act: An Overview

Congressional Research Service, March 2019

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/IF10499.pdf

An Open Letter to the Congress concerning Foreign Agent Registration Act

InterAction, February 26, 2020

https://www.interaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/interaction_-_open_letter_to_congress_on_foreign_agent_registration_act_-_4.23.2018_1.pdf

The Foreign Agents Registration Act’s NGO Impact

InterAction, March 20, 2019

FARA’s Double Life Abroad

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, November 2017

https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/FARA-briefing_Final_c.pdf

Foreign Agent Registration & Funding Restrictions for NGOs

Erin Gloeckner, Nonprofit, Risk Management Center

Russian foreign agent law

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_foreign_agent_law

Russia plans to register ‘foreign agent’ NGOs

The Guardian, July 2, 2012

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/02/russia-register-foreign-agent-ngos

Contextual and Legislative Analysis of the Russian Law on NGOs

Josh Machleder, INDEM Foundation, March 16, 2006

https://indem.ru/en/publicat/Russian_NGO_Law_03252006.pdf

FARA in Focus: What can Russia’s Foreign Agent Law tell us about America’s?


Samuel Rebo, Journal of National Security Law & Policy, Vol. 12, 2022

https://jnslp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Fara_in_Focus_2.pdf

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Activities of Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations in the Mainland of China

https://www.chinafile.com/ngo/laws-regulations/law-of-peoples-republic-of-china-administration-of-activities-of-overseas

Fact Sheet on China’s Foreign NGO Law

Chinafile.com, November 1, 2017

https://www.chinafile.com/ngo/latest/fact-sheet-chinas-foreign-ngo-law

The Pros and Cons of China’s NGO Laws

The Diplomat, March 23, 2016

https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/the-pros-and-cons-of-chinas-ngo-laws/

Here’s How NGOs Are Allowed to Operate in the P.R.C., Hong Kong, and the United States

Anita Venanzi, Vincent Chong and Jessica Batke, www.chinafile.com, June 6 2018

https://www.chinafile.com/ngo/analysis/heres-how-ngos-are-allowed-operate-prc-hong-kong-and-united-states

The China-Russia NGO Crackdown

The Diplomat, February 23, 2015

https://thediplomat.com/2015/02/the-china-russia-ngo-crackdown/

New law brings strict requirements for NGO’s in India

www.civilsociety.co.uk,  December 2, 2020

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/new-law-brings-strict-requirements-for-ngo-s-in-india.html

Legal Compliances of NGO Laws in India – A complete guide

Enterslice.com, February 10, 2021

Legislation on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and England and Wales

Luke Kelly, University of Manchester, August 21, 2019

https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/656_NGO_Legislation_East_Africa.pdf

Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States

Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe, January 6, 2021

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2043439/doc.+15205.pdf

Bulgarian draft NGO law violates EU law and stigmatizes groups receiving foreign funding

International Federation for Human Rights, July 21, 2020

https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/human-rights-defenders/bulgarian-draft-ngo-law-violates-eu-law-and-stigmatizes-groups

Greece Has Intensified Its Crackdown On Refugee NGOs With A New Confidentiality Law

Christian Science Monitor, Dec 9, 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/freylindsay/2020/12/09/greece-has-intensified-its-crackdown-on-refugee-ngos-with-a-new-confidentiality-law/?sh=7092492b61d1

Hungarian civil society raises alarm over NGO law change

Euractiv.com, April 22, 2021

Polish government considers law forcing NGOs to declare foreign funding

Reuters, May 11, 2020

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N2CT53C

Rumania: State Proposes Further Restrictions on NGOs in Latest Amendment to NGO Law

CIVICUS, March 8, 2018

https://monitor.civicus.org/updates/2018/03/13/state-proposes-further-restrictions-ngos-latest-amendment-ngo-law/

Sri Lanka: Amendment Planned for NGO Funding Rules

Library of Congress, 2014

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2014-04-29/sri-lanka-amendment-planned-for-ngo-funding-rules/

Pakistan tells 18 international NGOs to leave

Reuters, October 4, 2018

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1ME1N3

Bangladesh: Controversial New Law Regulating Work and Activities of Foreign NGOs

Library of Congress, 2016

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-11-25/bangladesh-controversial-new-law-regulating-work-and-activities-of-foreign-ngos/

Indonesia: Law on Mass Organizations

Library of Congress, 2013

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2013-07-11/indonesia-law-on-mass-organizations/

Cambodia: Law on NGOs Passed

Library of Congress, 2015

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2015-07-15/cambodia-law-on-ngos-passed/

Cambodia passes law to regulate NGOs despite concerns

Reuters, July 13, 2015

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3158984/Cambodia-passes-law-regulate-NGOs-despite-concerns.html

Israel passes law to force NGOs to reveal foreign funding

The Guardian, July 12 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/israel-passes-law-to-force-ngos-to-reveal-foreign-funding

Kazakhstan’s New NGO Law: Facts and Speculation

The Diplomat, November 15, 2015

https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/kazakhstans-new-ngo-law-facts-and-speculation/

Everything you need to know about Israel’s ‘NGO law’

+972 Magazine, July 12, 2016

https://www.972mag.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-israels-ngo-law/

Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2018

Parliament of Australia, 2018

https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr6018%22

What’s in Australia’s New Laws on Foreign Interference in Domestic Politics

Evelyn Douek, Lawfare, July 11, 2018

https://www.lawfareblog.com/whats-australias-new-laws-foreign-interference-domestic-politics

NGO Laws in Sub-Saharan Africa

Global Trends in NGO Law, Vol. 3, Issue 3, June 2011

https://www.icnl.org/resources/research/global-trends-ngo-law/ngo-laws-in-sub-saharan-africa

Algerian churches, NGOs wary as ‘restrictive’ law comes into force

World Watch Monitor, January 10, 2014

Egypt: People’s Assembly Passes NGO Law with Two-Thirds Majority

Library of Congress, 2016

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-12-02/egypt-peoples-assembly-passes-ngo-law-with-two-thirds-majority/

Why is Egypt’s new NGO law controversial?

Aljazeera, May 31, 2021

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/5/31/why-is-egypts-new-ngo-law-controversial

Nicaragua cancels permits for US, European NGOs

Aljazeera, August 17, 2021

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/nicaragua-cancels-permits-for-us-european-ngos

Guatemala’s top court backs controversial NGO law, overturns past ruling

Reuter, May 13, 2021

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/guatemalas-top-court-backs-controversial-ngo-law-overturns-past-ruling-2021-05-13/

Salvadoran prosecutors raid seven NGOs in finance probe

 Reuters, November 22, 2021

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/salvadoran-prosecutors-raid-seven-ngos-finance-probe-2021-11-22/

Burundi suspends some NGO’s for violating new law

Reuters, September 28, 2018

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burundi-rights-idUSKCN1M81AI

Nonprofit Law in Ethiopia

Council on Foundations, December 2020

https://www.cof.org/sites/default/files/documents/files/Country-Notes/Ethiopia-Note-Sept2019.pdf

Ethiopia’s new civil society law

Include, March 11, 2019

https://includeplatform.net/blog/ethiopias-new-civil-society-law/

Gabon: Twenty NGOs Banned

Library of Congress, 2008

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2008-02-02/gabon-twenty-ngos-banned/

Kenya closes down hundreds of NGOs

Aljazeera, December 16, 2014

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/12/16/kenya-closes-down-hundreds-of-ngos

Malawi: Parliament passes NGO Bill despite court injunction

Nyasa Times, March 23, 2022

South Sudan’s Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2016

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/South-Sudan_NGOBILL.pdf

NGOs in Tanzania: Choppy legal waters ahead?

The Citizen, June 29 2019

https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/oped/ngos-in-tanzania-choppy-legal-waters-ahead–2685606

Uganda: Non-Governmental Organizations Bill Becomes Law

Library of Congress, 2016

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2016-03-17/uganda-non-governmental-organizations-bill-becomes-law/

Zambia: New Law to Regulate NGOs

Library of Congress, 2009

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2009-09-02/zambia-new-law-to-regulate-ngos/

The Non-Governmental Organisations Act, Zimbabwe

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

https://www.icnl.org/wp-content/uploads/Zimbabwe_ZimbabweNGOAct.pdf