New Law Gives Govt Power to Deregister, Seize Assets of NGOs

REPORTING. The end of U.S. aid upsets the Congolese community, putting in peril essential services for health, education and governance.

New Law Gives Govt Power to Deregister, Seize Assets of NGOs

Nongovernmental Organizations Face Threat of Deregistration, Criminal Prosecution

Support for the pro-Western opposition in Georgia is being made more difficult. A new law bans future financial aid without the permission of the Russian-speaking government.

Georgia's parliament passes law restricting foreign grants to local groups

Georgia's parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that bans foreign donor organisations from providing grants locally without government consent, amid a growing crackdown on civil society groups in the south Caucasus country. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Georgia’s parliament passes law restricting foreign grants to local groups

By Felix Light (Reuters) – Georgia’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that bans foreign donor organisations from providing grants locally without government consent, amid a growing crackdown on civil society groups in the south Caucasus country. The bill was unanimously approved by lawmakers of the ruling Georgian Dream party, which is regarded as increasingly anti-Western. Opposition parties have boycotted the legislature since an October …