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The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law works to improve the digital and legal environment for civil society, philanthropy, and public participation around the world. ⚖️ www.icnl.org
📙 Check out our #Asia Program page! www.icnl.org/our-work/asi...
ICNL works alongside local partners throughout Asia to:
🔸 Advance enabling legal reforms
🔸 Raise awareness about international norms & current legal environments for #CivilSociety
🔸 Monitor the exercise of #FundamentalFreedoms
ICNL works alongside local partners throughout Asia to:
🔸 Advance enabling legal reforms
🔸 Raise awareness about international norms & current legal environments for #CivilSociety
🔸 Monitor the exercise of #FundamentalFreedoms
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
📙 Check out our #Asia Program page! www.icnl.org/our-work/asi...
ICNL works alongside local partners throughout Asia to:
🔸 Advance enabling legal reforms
🔸 Raise awareness about international norms & current legal environments for #CivilSociety
🔸 Monitor the exercise of #FundamentalFreedoms
ICNL works alongside local partners throughout Asia to:
🔸 Advance enabling legal reforms
🔸 Raise awareness about international norms & current legal environments for #CivilSociety
🔸 Monitor the exercise of #FundamentalFreedoms
👉 Track state and federal laws that restrict the right to #peacefulassembly with ICNL's U.S. Protest Law Tracker.
🔎 Use our interactive map to filter results based on location, status, issues and date!
➡️ Use the tracker HERE: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
🔎 Use our interactive map to filter results based on location, status, issues and date!
➡️ Use the tracker HERE: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
👉 Track state and federal laws that restrict the right to #peacefulassembly with ICNL's U.S. Protest Law Tracker.
🔎 Use our interactive map to filter results based on location, status, issues and date!
➡️ Use the tracker HERE: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
🔎 Use our interactive map to filter results based on location, status, issues and date!
➡️ Use the tracker HERE: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
Today, the U.S commemorates the life and work of #MLK. This is a time to recognize the efficacy of #civilsociety and the power of protest.
👉 Learn about ICNL's ongoing work to protect civil liberties in the U.S. HERE ➡️
www.icnl.org/our-work/us-...
👉 Learn about ICNL's ongoing work to protect civil liberties in the U.S. HERE ➡️
www.icnl.org/our-work/us-...
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Today, the U.S commemorates the life and work of #MLK. This is a time to recognize the efficacy of #civilsociety and the power of protest.
👉 Learn about ICNL's ongoing work to protect civil liberties in the U.S. HERE ➡️
www.icnl.org/our-work/us-...
👉 Learn about ICNL's ongoing work to protect civil liberties in the U.S. HERE ➡️
www.icnl.org/our-work/us-...
Curious about the current state of civic freedoms in the Philippines? Our Civic Freedom Monitor provides detailed analysis of the legal environment and its impact on civil society organizations.
🔗 Discover more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedoms #Philippines
🔗 Discover more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedoms #Philippines
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Curious about the current state of civic freedoms in the Philippines? Our Civic Freedom Monitor provides detailed analysis of the legal environment and its impact on civil society organizations.
🔗 Discover more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedoms #Philippines
🔗 Discover more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedoms #Philippines
🔎 ICNL's global analysis bit.ly/49DDa8m provides #civilsociety with:
✅ Substantive arguments against overbroad #ForeignInfluence registration laws
✅ Potential response strategies
✅ An assessment of how CSOs are likely to be impacted
✅ Substantive arguments against overbroad #ForeignInfluence registration laws
✅ Potential response strategies
✅ An assessment of how CSOs are likely to be impacted
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
🔎 ICNL's global analysis bit.ly/49DDa8m provides #civilsociety with:
✅ Substantive arguments against overbroad #ForeignInfluence registration laws
✅ Potential response strategies
✅ An assessment of how CSOs are likely to be impacted
✅ Substantive arguments against overbroad #ForeignInfluence registration laws
✅ Potential response strategies
✅ An assessment of how CSOs are likely to be impacted
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#Uganda @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social and I wrote to the gvt expressing our deep concern over developments ahead of today's general elections. This is the third communication we have sent to the gvt in less than a month. 1/
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
#Uganda @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social and I wrote to the gvt expressing our deep concern over developments ahead of today's general elections. This is the third communication we have sent to the gvt in less than a month. 1/
📘 Anti-corruption measures are vital, yet in some contexts they’re being implemented in ways that narrow civic space. ICNL’s report examines global patterns and how these approaches can affect civil society organizations.
👉Read more: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
👉Read more: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
📘 Anti-corruption measures are vital, yet in some contexts they’re being implemented in ways that narrow civic space. ICNL’s report examines global patterns and how these approaches can affect civil society organizations.
👉Read more: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
👉Read more: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
ICNL, as a member of the Digital Rights Alliance Africa, is sharing the Alliance’s statement concerning the recent suspension of internet and mobile services in #Uganda ahead of the elections.
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICNL, as a member of the Digital Rights Alliance Africa, is sharing the Alliance’s statement concerning the recent suspension of internet and mobile services in #Uganda ahead of the elections.
🇲🇲 #Myanmar’s journalists continue to face extreme risks. ICNL’s newly updated database brings together five years of cases, legal charges, and emerging trends.
See what the data shows and why it matters ⬇️
www.icnl.org/post/report/...
See what the data shows and why it matters ⬇️
www.icnl.org/post/report/...
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🇲🇲 #Myanmar’s journalists continue to face extreme risks. ICNL’s newly updated database brings together five years of cases, legal charges, and emerging trends.
See what the data shows and why it matters ⬇️
www.icnl.org/post/report/...
See what the data shows and why it matters ⬇️
www.icnl.org/post/report/...
🧵As #Uganda heads into elections, safeguarding civic space is essential. Free and fair elections require an environment where civil society can operate independently, monitor developments, and support public participation.
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
Elections and Civic Space: Lessons from Africa
Election periods in Africa are frequently marred by increased restrictions on civic space, hindering the ability of civil society organizations (CSOs) and other defenders of democracy to ensure that e...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🧵As #Uganda heads into elections, safeguarding civic space is essential. Free and fair elections require an environment where civil society can operate independently, monitor developments, and support public participation.
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
ICNL’s 2024 analysis offers a timely reminder: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
📣 New rules for international assistance in #Kyrgyzstan.
What do they mean for organizations planning or implementing development projects?
ICNL breaks down the changes — and the questions that still need clarity.
🔗 Learn more: www.icnl.org/post/analysi...
What do they mean for organizations planning or implementing development projects?
ICNL breaks down the changes — and the questions that still need clarity.
🔗 Learn more: www.icnl.org/post/analysi...
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
📣 New rules for international assistance in #Kyrgyzstan.
What do they mean for organizations planning or implementing development projects?
ICNL breaks down the changes — and the questions that still need clarity.
🔗 Learn more: www.icnl.org/post/analysi...
What do they mean for organizations planning or implementing development projects?
ICNL breaks down the changes — and the questions that still need clarity.
🔗 Learn more: www.icnl.org/post/analysi...
🚨 Explore our Civic Freedom Monitor! bit.ly/43IxgRP
📚 NEW UPDATES: Colombia, Malawi and South Africa.
💡 Over 50 countries + key legal issues re: #civilsociety and #civicfreedoms
📚 NEW UPDATES: Colombia, Malawi and South Africa.
💡 Over 50 countries + key legal issues re: #civilsociety and #civicfreedoms
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January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🚨 Explore our Civic Freedom Monitor! bit.ly/43IxgRP
📚 NEW UPDATES: Colombia, Malawi and South Africa.
💡 Over 50 countries + key legal issues re: #civilsociety and #civicfreedoms
📚 NEW UPDATES: Colombia, Malawi and South Africa.
💡 Over 50 countries + key legal issues re: #civilsociety and #civicfreedoms
🇺🇸 U.S. nonprofits are operating in an increasingly high-risk legal environment.
Our roadmap identifies 🔟 legal issues being used by government and private actors to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, with a focus on 501(c)(3) public charities.
👉 🔗 www.icnl.org/post/news/10...
Our roadmap identifies 🔟 legal issues being used by government and private actors to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, with a focus on 501(c)(3) public charities.
👉 🔗 www.icnl.org/post/news/10...
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🇺🇸 U.S. nonprofits are operating in an increasingly high-risk legal environment.
Our roadmap identifies 🔟 legal issues being used by government and private actors to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, with a focus on 501(c)(3) public charities.
👉 🔗 www.icnl.org/post/news/10...
Our roadmap identifies 🔟 legal issues being used by government and private actors to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, with a focus on 501(c)(3) public charities.
👉 🔗 www.icnl.org/post/news/10...
🌍 From civic space and digital rights to association law and regulatory trends, ICNL works across Sub-Saharan #Africa to support enabling legal frameworks for civil society.
Visit our Sub-Saharan Africa page to explore regional insights and country-specific resources.
🔗 www.icnl.org/our-work/sub...
Visit our Sub-Saharan Africa page to explore regional insights and country-specific resources.
🔗 www.icnl.org/our-work/sub...
January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
🌍 From civic space and digital rights to association law and regulatory trends, ICNL works across Sub-Saharan #Africa to support enabling legal frameworks for civil society.
Visit our Sub-Saharan Africa page to explore regional insights and country-specific resources.
🔗 www.icnl.org/our-work/sub...
Visit our Sub-Saharan Africa page to explore regional insights and country-specific resources.
🔗 www.icnl.org/our-work/sub...
🆕 ICNL has launched a new page bringing together past issues of our newsletter on legal developments affecting civil society in #Kyrgyzstan.
📰 Explore the latest updates and browse previous editions in one place (in Russian).
www.icnl.org/our-work/eur...
📰 Explore the latest updates and browse previous editions in one place (in Russian).
www.icnl.org/our-work/eur...
Архив информационных бюллетеней
Последний выпуск информационного бюллетеня: #77 (2025.12) Архив: 2025 • #76 (2025.11) Информационный бюллетень • #75 (2025.10) Информационный бюллетень • #74 (2025.09) Информационный_бюллетень • #73 (...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
🆕 ICNL has launched a new page bringing together past issues of our newsletter on legal developments affecting civil society in #Kyrgyzstan.
📰 Explore the latest updates and browse previous editions in one place (in Russian).
www.icnl.org/our-work/eur...
📰 Explore the latest updates and browse previous editions in one place (in Russian).
www.icnl.org/our-work/eur...
“What we have consistently seen is lawmakers responding to protest movements by introducing new laws that restrict the right to protest,” said ICNL's Elly Page to the Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
📍 Learn more, check our protest law tracker: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
📍 Learn more, check our protest law tracker: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
How new protest laws are impacting political demonstrations
More than a dozen states have passed laws regulating protests in recent years, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“What we have consistently seen is lawmakers responding to protest movements by introducing new laws that restrict the right to protest,” said ICNL's Elly Page to the Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
📍 Learn more, check our protest law tracker: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
📍 Learn more, check our protest law tracker: www.icnl.org/usprotestlaw...
✨ ICNL’s final three publications of December 2025 examine how legal frameworks around anti-corruption, media, and artificial intelligence affect civic space.
These issues will continue to shape civil society, and we look forward to sharing further insights in 2026.
🔗Learn more: www.icnl.org/news
These issues will continue to shape civil society, and we look forward to sharing further insights in 2026.
🔗Learn more: www.icnl.org/news
January 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
✨ ICNL’s final three publications of December 2025 examine how legal frameworks around anti-corruption, media, and artificial intelligence affect civic space.
These issues will continue to shape civil society, and we look forward to sharing further insights in 2026.
🔗Learn more: www.icnl.org/news
These issues will continue to shape civil society, and we look forward to sharing further insights in 2026.
🔗Learn more: www.icnl.org/news
⚖️#Kazakhstan adopted a new AI regulatory framework. ICNL’s latest analysis examines the new AI law, risk-based classifications, transparency obligations, and remaining gaps in implementation that may affect oversight and civil society engagement.
Learn more👇 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
Learn more👇 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
Kazakhstan’s New AI Regulatory Framework
Kazakhstan adopts a new AI law introducing risk-based rules, banned practices, and new obligations for AI users, with key gaps left for future regulations.
www.icnl.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
⚖️#Kazakhstan adopted a new AI regulatory framework. ICNL’s latest analysis examines the new AI law, risk-based classifications, transparency obligations, and remaining gaps in implementation that may affect oversight and civil society engagement.
Learn more👇 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
Learn more👇 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
📌 In case you missed it: Before the year ends, explore ICNL’s report on anti-corruption and civic space—examining how poorly designed anti-corruption measures can unintentionally restrict civil society and undermine effective anti-corruption efforts.
👉 www.icnl.org/post/report/...
👉 www.icnl.org/post/report/...
December 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📌 In case you missed it: Before the year ends, explore ICNL’s report on anti-corruption and civic space—examining how poorly designed anti-corruption measures can unintentionally restrict civil society and undermine effective anti-corruption efforts.
👉 www.icnl.org/post/report/...
👉 www.icnl.org/post/report/...
🌐 🔎 This new ICNL guide clarifies how states can comply with the Financial Action Task Force (#FATF) Recommendations while also promoting an enabling a positive environment for #CivilSociety - including concrete examples of good practices and strategies: www.icnl.org/post/tools/p...
December 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🌐 🔎 This new ICNL guide clarifies how states can comply with the Financial Action Task Force (#FATF) Recommendations while also promoting an enabling a positive environment for #CivilSociety - including concrete examples of good practices and strategies: www.icnl.org/post/tools/p...
Join Zach Lampell, lawyer and #FreedomofExpression expert at ICNL, in a Advocacy Assembly course designed for #CivilSociety advocates who want a stronger foundation in #HumanRights law as well as human rights lawyers who are new to the #DigitalRights space ➡️ advocacyassembly.org/en/courses/78
December 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Join Zach Lampell, lawyer and #FreedomofExpression expert at ICNL, in a Advocacy Assembly course designed for #CivilSociety advocates who want a stronger foundation in #HumanRights law as well as human rights lawyers who are new to the #DigitalRights space ➡️ advocacyassembly.org/en/courses/78
🇲🇲 ICNL built a case database of detained #journalists in #Myanmar, cross-corroborating multiple #civilsociety monitoring efforts, and complementing them with an analysis of the legal status of cases.
📚 Get the updated report + fact sheet HERE: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
📚 Get the updated report + fact sheet HERE: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🇲🇲 ICNL built a case database of detained #journalists in #Myanmar, cross-corroborating multiple #civilsociety monitoring efforts, and complementing them with an analysis of the legal status of cases.
📚 Get the updated report + fact sheet HERE: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
📚 Get the updated report + fact sheet HERE: www.icnl.org/post/report/...
🔔 As 2025 comes to a close, we want to say thank you. Despite a challenging year, civil society around the world showed incredible resilience.
We’re deeply grateful to our global community, and we look forward to continuing this work together in the year ahead. ✨
We’re deeply grateful to our global community, and we look forward to continuing this work together in the year ahead. ✨
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🔔 As 2025 comes to a close, we want to say thank you. Despite a challenging year, civil society around the world showed incredible resilience.
We’re deeply grateful to our global community, and we look forward to continuing this work together in the year ahead. ✨
We’re deeply grateful to our global community, and we look forward to continuing this work together in the year ahead. ✨
📺 ICNL participated in an OECD webinar on Enabling Civil Society and Civic Space in a Changing Landscape, highlighting why an empowered civil society is critical to effective development cooperation. Watch the discussion 👇
oecdtv.webtv-solution.com/embed/8cb640...
oecdtv.webtv-solution.com/embed/8cb640...
Enabling Civil Society and Civic Space in a Changing Landscape Webinar
A recording of the webinar
oecdtv.webtv-solution.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📺 ICNL participated in an OECD webinar on Enabling Civil Society and Civic Space in a Changing Landscape, highlighting why an empowered civil society is critical to effective development cooperation. Watch the discussion 👇
oecdtv.webtv-solution.com/embed/8cb640...
oecdtv.webtv-solution.com/embed/8cb640...
🌐 🔎 This new ICNL guide clarifies how states can comply with the Financial Action Task Force (#FATF) Recommendations while also promoting an enabling a positive environment for #CivilSociety - including concrete examples of good practices and strategies: www.icnl.org/post/tools/p...
December 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🌐 🔎 This new ICNL guide clarifies how states can comply with the Financial Action Task Force (#FATF) Recommendations while also promoting an enabling a positive environment for #CivilSociety - including concrete examples of good practices and strategies: www.icnl.org/post/tools/p...