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379:. The bill would require non-profit organizations which annually receive more than €5,000 from outside of Slovakia to register as "organizations with foreign support". The bill would oblige these organizations to disclose identity and nationality of donors and creditors. The organizations funded by more than €50,000 per year would be obliged to submit an annual report to the Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry would be able to dissolve the organizations which would fail to follow the regulations. The law has been described as stricter than Hungarian law, but softer than Russian and Georgian laws. 527:
register funding is when it is provided in accordance with programs approved by the President of Belarus or with international treaties ratified by Belarus. Since 2011, the violations of rules regarding receiving foreign funding may result in criminal liability. Foreign funding of NGOs can not be used for promoting political material, preparing or conducting elections, meetings, protests and other assemblies, conducting other types of political and promotional work with the population etc.
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reports that this provision is overly wide and cannot have been the intention of the legislature, except where groups are involved in campaigning at elections or referendums. Amnesty said it was pleased that the decision has been quashed and that it was vindicated in its decision to challenge the decision. Amnesty also said that it hopes the Government will reform the Electoral Act.
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announced that the Polish government was considering a law to require NGOs to disclose foreign funding, because "Poles have a right to know whether they are indeed organisations that work in the interests of Poles". The proposed law was criticized by the opposition; critics argued that the government
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passed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence in the first reading, which requires NGOs receiving foreign funding to register as "agents of foreign influence" if the foreign support amounts to 20% of their total revenue. The bill requires NGOs to disclose the source of their funds but does not
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On 3 April 2024, it was announced that the similar draft law would be submitted to the Parliament. On 8 April, the Bureau of Parliament of Georgia registered the bill for the parliamentary discussions. The Parliament passed the draft law with the third reading at the plenary session on 14 May, with
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challenge to SIPO's instruction. The case was heard in July 2018 and as part of the settlement agreement, the High Court heard that SIPO now accepts its decision that the donation was for political purposes and must be returned was "procedurally flawed". The Commission had frequently stated in its
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Kazakhstan has legislation that obliges entities receiving "money and/or other property" from "foreign source" to provide the tax authority with information on each receipt of foreign funding. The information is published on the tax authority's website. Materials published and/or distributed at the
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Israel has laws requiring NGOs to disclose the source of their funds. Those NGOs which receive over 50% of their funding from foreign sources must report on this funding to the authorities and publish relevant information on their websites and "in any other way selected by the Ministry of Justice".
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According to Azerbaijani law, unlike a "donation", a "grant" is always given for a specific purpose and can be attached to specific conditions. A right to issue a grant in Azerbaijan must be obtained by registration. It is required to have a registered office in Azerbaijan and an approval from the
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In 2001, Belarus introduced a mandatory authorization system for foreign funding of NGOs. Funds transferred from abroad, regardless of their value, have to be registered with the government. The registration may be denied for a broad number of reasons. The only exception of the requirement to
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had violated Ireland's campaign finance laws which prohibit foreign donors making donations to groups in Ireland who influence government policy. This was related to the Amnesty International Ireland's campaign to revise Ireland's abortion laws and the funding it received from
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In 2006, Venezuela rejected a law which would have forbidden foreign funding of NGOs entirely. A less restrictive law was passed in 2010. In the interim, Venezuela redirected its foreign policy and was no longer allied with countries which disapproved of such restrictions.
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instead of seeking local funding. The authors of the study also stated that "excessive reliance on foreign aid is rarely healthy over the long term; it can easily weaken, distort, and divide domestic civil societies".
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A study of foreign funding in NGOs operating in Cambodia found that donors prefer organizations with more professionalization, but do not prioritize those which have strong grassroots connections and local legitimacy.
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reliant on international funding. Some critics of foreign funding of NGOs contend that foreign funding orients recipients toward donor priorities, making them less responsive to the communities they work in.
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and that NGOs may push political agendas while claiming to be neutral. Because foreign-funded NGOs are accountable to foreign donors rather than local communities or voters, with a lack of democratic
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Romanov, Pavel; Iarskaia-Smirnova, Elena (15 September 2015). "'Foreign agents' in the field of social policy research: The demise of civil liberties and academic freedom in contemporary Russia".
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is "obstructed by prohibitions against unregistered groups, complex registration procedures, vague grounds for denial, re-registration requirements, and barriers for international organizations".
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Foreign funding of NGOs, including newspapers, also occurs in Nigeria. Nigeria adopted a law restricting foreign funding in 2017, closely modeled on a similar law adopted by Sierra Leone in 2016.
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A 2020 study found that African countries which allowed foreign funding of NGOs had a higher voter turnout; the authors argued that this effect was because laws against foreign funding implied a
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In 2014, Azerbaijan adopted amendments and additions regulating foreign funding of NGOs. Any grant agreement, donation or service contract must be registered with the Ministry of Justice.
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has argued that, "foreign donors often use their own preferences, priorities, and concern rather than local needs to dictate which types of local NGOs will dominate the scene".
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A study of NGOs in Nicaragua concluded that foreign funding increased professionalization, and caused NGOs to focus more on delivering services than policial activism, compared to
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Bromley, Patricia; Schofer, Evan; Longhofer, Wesley (20 December 2019). "Contentions over World Culture: The Rise of Legal Restrictions on Foreign Funding to NGOs, 1994–2015".
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One argument against foreign funding is that it might cause NGOs to reorient their objectives to what donors are looking for at the moment, at the cost of local priorities (
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One of the arguments in favor of restricting the foreign funding of NGOs raised in the context of the Georgia's passage of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence and
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reliant on international funding. Between 1994 and 2015, many countries passed laws limiting foreign funding of NGOs, which were usually justified by rhetoric of
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reported that "More and more autocrats are stifling criticism by barring non-governmental organisations from taking foreign cash", citing Hungary as an example.
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Gill, Timothy M. (March 2016). "The Venezuelan Government and the Global Field: The Legislative Battle over Foreign Funding for Nongovernmental Organizations".
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Zimbabwe prohibits foreign NGOs from engaging in any work related to governance and limits the activities of local NGOs which accept foreign funding. In 2004,
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Ron, James; Pandya, Archana; Crow, David (25 November 2015). "Universal values, foreign money: funding local human rights organizations in the global south".
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stated that "Civic groups committed to universal values will sometimes (inadvertently or deliberately) work on behalf of the interests of foreign states."
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includes the right to seek, receive and use resources – human, material and financial – from domestic, foreign, and international sources." In 2014,
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passed a bill which would have banned foreign NGOs, which was not signed by the president. Zimbabwe also cracked down on foreign NGOs prior to the
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A 2002 law restricted the activities of NGOs which received foreign funding, prohibiting them to engage in any political or policy related work.
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and Western European countries, which is perceived by opponents to undermine the policies of Israel's democratically elected government.
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In 2013, a Kenyan law which would have imposed a cap on foreign funding was rejected by the legislature. However, in 2014 President
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Suárez, David; Gugerty, Mary Kay (1 December 2016). "Funding Civil Society? Bilateral Government Support for Development NGOs".
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Wang, Shaoguang (1 December 2006). "Money and autonomy: Patterns of civil society finance and their implications".
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Steinberg, Gerald; Wertman, Becca (2018). "Value Clash: Civil Society, Foreign Funding, and National Sovereignty".
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Chahim, Dean; Prakash, Aseem (12 January 2013). "NGOization, Foreign Funding, and the Nicaraguan Civil Society".
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stated that the law could lead to "improper state control of NGO programs, if not outright co-optation of NGOs".
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cancelled the licenses of almost 20,000 NGOs by 2018, which led to a 40% reduction in foreign funding to NGOs.
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Parks, Thomas (April 2008). "The rise and fall of donor funding for advocacy NGOs: understanding the impact".
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is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.
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stated that he would not allow "organizations advancing foreign interests to destabilize the government".
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Myers, Mary (22 June 2018). "Nigerian Newspapers: The Attractions and Drawbacks of Foreign Aid Funding".
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were convicted of "operating an organization without a license and receiving illegal foreign funding".
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Jalali, Rita (30 May 2008). "International Funding of NGOs in India: Bringing the State Back In".
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
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surveyed 98 countries and found that "51 either prohibit (12) or restrict (39) foreign funding of
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surveyed 98 countries and found that "51 either prohibit (12) or restrict (39) foreign funding of
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as local government spending because the money is coming from foreigners, rather than tax money.
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were seriously disrupted by raids on NGOs which occurred in July 2011, several months after the
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Assessment of the Legal Framework for Non-Governmental Organizations in the Republic of Belarus
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Law No LXXVI of 2017 on the Transparency of Organisations which receive Support from Abroad
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Foreign Funded NGOs in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine: Recent Restrictions and Implications
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The list of foreign-funded NGOs is also published on the Ministry of Justice's website.
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tended to be increasingly directed through NGOs, leading to an explosion of NGOs in the
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tended to be increasingly directed through NGOs, leading to an explosion of NGOs in the
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in non-repressive developing countries often relied on international funding as the
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impose any restriction on their activities. The draft law was criticized by the
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AbouAssi, Khaldoun (3 April 2012). "Hands in the Pockets of Mercurial Donors".
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expense of foreign funding must include information about the foreign source.
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Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations
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Mogul, Rhea; Tanno, Sophie; Kennedy, Niamh; Ritchie, Hannah (March 9, 2023).
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and the desire to ward off foreign influence. According to a 2019 study in
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policies that benefit United States and European elites at the expense of
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Abuzaid, Reem Awny (1 July 2019). ""Foreign Funding" Case No. 173/2011".
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VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
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VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
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Funding Civil Society: Foreign Assistance and NGO Development in Russia
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Matejova, Miriam; Parker, Stefan; Dauvergne, Peter (4 February 2018).
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is the law that governs foreign funding in India According to a 2014
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Supporters of foreign funding restrictions argue that they undermine
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by "introduc discriminatory and unjustified restrictions", violating
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Moore, David (2005). "ZANU-PF & the Ghosts of Foreign Funding".
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Ministry of Finance in order to be allowed to issue grants to NGOs.
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Ethiopia introduced restrictive anti-foreign NGO legislation, the
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Certain left-wing NGOs receive disproportionate funding from the
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requires foreign-funded NGOs to register as "foreign agents" (
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Restrictions on foreign funding of NGOs are more common in
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Foreign funding in Azerbaijan: challenges and perspectives
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Chikoto-Schultz, Grace; Uzochukwu, Kelechi (1 June 2016).
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have argued that foreign NGOs use their money to promote
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elections, claiming they were too involved in politics.
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Index

non-government organizations
Cold War
foreign aid
Global South
Journal of Democracy
civil society
United Nations
freedom of association
national sovereignty
Cold War
foreign aid
Global South
national sovereignty
Social Forces
illiberal
anti-Western
Thomas Carothers
democracy promotion
Journal of Democracy
civil society
Egypt–United States relations
overthrow of Hosni Mubarak
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Freedom House
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Charities and Societies Proclamation
Uhuru Kenyatta
Freedom House
ZANU-PF
2008

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