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📌🇰🇿 New ICNL analysis | Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has published draft constitutional amendments that would embed foreign funding transparency requirements for non-commercial organizations directly into the Constitution
📄 Read our analysis, available in English and Russian
👉 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
Kazakhstan has published draft constitutional amendments that would embed foreign funding transparency requirements for non-commercial organizations directly into the Constitution
📄 Read our analysis, available in English and Russian
👉 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
📌🇰🇿 New ICNL analysis | Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has published draft constitutional amendments that would embed foreign funding transparency requirements for non-commercial organizations directly into the Constitution
📄 Read our analysis, available in English and Russian
👉 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
Kazakhstan has published draft constitutional amendments that would embed foreign funding transparency requirements for non-commercial organizations directly into the Constitution
📄 Read our analysis, available in English and Russian
👉 www.icnl.org/post/news/ka...
🌍 New ICNL workshop series for civil society orgs in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) & Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
First workshops: Multilateral engagement to defend civic space.
🗓Feb 25 (14:00–16:00 GMT) OR Feb 26 (13:00–15:00 GMT)
📝 RSVP by Feb 13 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rwi...
First workshops: Multilateral engagement to defend civic space.
🗓Feb 25 (14:00–16:00 GMT) OR Feb 26 (13:00–15:00 GMT)
📝 RSVP by Feb 13 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rwi...
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🌍 New ICNL workshop series for civil society orgs in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) & Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
First workshops: Multilateral engagement to defend civic space.
🗓Feb 25 (14:00–16:00 GMT) OR Feb 26 (13:00–15:00 GMT)
📝 RSVP by Feb 13 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rwi...
First workshops: Multilateral engagement to defend civic space.
🗓Feb 25 (14:00–16:00 GMT) OR Feb 26 (13:00–15:00 GMT)
📝 RSVP by Feb 13 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rwi...
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As Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition, Switzerland supports today’s Joint Statement on internet shutdowns in Iran.
The near-total shutdown of Jan 8 2026 undermines fundamental rights. We call for full access and respect for freedoms. #KeepItOn #HumanRights
The near-total shutdown of Jan 8 2026 undermines fundamental rights. We call for full access and respect for freedoms. #KeepItOn #HumanRights
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 AM
As Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition, Switzerland supports today’s Joint Statement on internet shutdowns in Iran.
The near-total shutdown of Jan 8 2026 undermines fundamental rights. We call for full access and respect for freedoms. #KeepItOn #HumanRights
The near-total shutdown of Jan 8 2026 undermines fundamental rights. We call for full access and respect for freedoms. #KeepItOn #HumanRights
📰New in the @theguardian.com: an in-depth look at the history of protest criminalization in the United States, with analysis informed by ICNL’s protest law tracker.
Read the article👇https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/criminalizing-protest-dissent-history
Read the article👇https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/criminalizing-protest-dissent-history
The criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America
The Trump administration is accusing protesters of ‘domestic terrorism’ but this brazen tactic is as old as the country itself
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
📰New in the @theguardian.com: an in-depth look at the history of protest criminalization in the United States, with analysis informed by ICNL’s protest law tracker.
Read the article👇https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/criminalizing-protest-dissent-history
Read the article👇https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/criminalizing-protest-dissent-history
🚨 New opportunities are now open.
ICNL is accepting proposals for consultancies and grants supporting civil society work across Asia, Africa, and beyond.
👉 Explore current openings and apply:
Grants: icnl.org/work-with-us/grants-fellowships
Consultancies: icnl.org/work-with-us
ICNL is accepting proposals for consultancies and grants supporting civil society work across Asia, Africa, and beyond.
👉 Explore current openings and apply:
Grants: icnl.org/work-with-us/grants-fellowships
Consultancies: icnl.org/work-with-us
February 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
🚨 New opportunities are now open.
ICNL is accepting proposals for consultancies and grants supporting civil society work across Asia, Africa, and beyond.
👉 Explore current openings and apply:
Grants: icnl.org/work-with-us/grants-fellowships
Consultancies: icnl.org/work-with-us
ICNL is accepting proposals for consultancies and grants supporting civil society work across Asia, Africa, and beyond.
👉 Explore current openings and apply:
Grants: icnl.org/work-with-us/grants-fellowships
Consultancies: icnl.org/work-with-us
This month, we’re sharing stories that highlight ICNL’s impact over the past year 🌍👊
We’re starting in #Jordan 🇯🇴, where rapid legal analysis and constructive engagement helped prevent a new funding requirement from disrupting civil society work.
👉 Read the story here ⬇️ www.icnl.org/post/feature...
We’re starting in #Jordan 🇯🇴, where rapid legal analysis and constructive engagement helped prevent a new funding requirement from disrupting civil society work.
👉 Read the story here ⬇️ www.icnl.org/post/feature...
Jordan: Rapid Response to Funding Restrictions
Jordan’s Central Bank mandated that international civil society organizations (CSOs) obtain government approval before receiving funds from their headquarters — a move that threatened to delay vital h...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This month, we’re sharing stories that highlight ICNL’s impact over the past year 🌍👊
We’re starting in #Jordan 🇯🇴, where rapid legal analysis and constructive engagement helped prevent a new funding requirement from disrupting civil society work.
👉 Read the story here ⬇️ www.icnl.org/post/feature...
We’re starting in #Jordan 🇯🇴, where rapid legal analysis and constructive engagement helped prevent a new funding requirement from disrupting civil society work.
👉 Read the story here ⬇️ www.icnl.org/post/feature...
We welcome this important step toward more inclusive and rights-respecting AI governance. Initiatives like MAP-AI help ensure civil society and Global South perspectives are not an afterthought, but a core part of how AI frameworks are shaped and implemented.
Looking forward to the Summit in Delhi ⬇️
Looking forward to the Summit in Delhi ⬇️
🌍🤝 GNI, with CCG, NLU Delhi launches the landing page for our Multistakeholder Approach to Participation in AI Governance initiative (MAP AI)
🔗 Explore here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai/
Delhi convenings this February:
📚 Shared Learning Forum (Feb 16)
🧵 Multistakeholder Convening (Feb 17)
🔗 Explore here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai/
Delhi convenings this February:
📚 Shared Learning Forum (Feb 16)
🧵 Multistakeholder Convening (Feb 17)
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We welcome this important step toward more inclusive and rights-respecting AI governance. Initiatives like MAP-AI help ensure civil society and Global South perspectives are not an afterthought, but a core part of how AI frameworks are shaped and implemented.
Looking forward to the Summit in Delhi ⬇️
Looking forward to the Summit in Delhi ⬇️
🌍 The #ACHPR Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa, aim to clarify evolving #HumanRights standards.
⚖️ ICNL's ACHPR checklists - available in English, Arabic, and French - help asses whether national laws meet the Guidelines’ standards: www.icnl.org/post/tools/a...
⚖️ ICNL's ACHPR checklists - available in English, Arabic, and French - help asses whether national laws meet the Guidelines’ standards: www.icnl.org/post/tools/a...
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
🌍 The #ACHPR Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly in Africa, aim to clarify evolving #HumanRights standards.
⚖️ ICNL's ACHPR checklists - available in English, Arabic, and French - help asses whether national laws meet the Guidelines’ standards: www.icnl.org/post/tools/a...
⚖️ ICNL's ACHPR checklists - available in English, Arabic, and French - help asses whether national laws meet the Guidelines’ standards: www.icnl.org/post/tools/a...
📣 🌍 Call for Grant Proposals: ICNL is pleased to announce a call for proposals to support civil society efforts to defend and expand civic space in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
January 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
📣 🌍 Call for Grant Proposals: ICNL is pleased to announce a call for proposals to support civil society efforts to defend and expand civic space in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
🔗 Learn more and apply: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
🌏 New Civic Freedom Monitor entry: 🇯🇵
We’re excited to share that #Japan is now featured in ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor, expanding our tracker to 50+ countries worldwide.
📊 The CFM provides an overview of the legal and civic space framework affecting civil society.
👉 www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
We’re excited to share that #Japan is now featured in ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor, expanding our tracker to 50+ countries worldwide.
📊 The CFM provides an overview of the legal and civic space framework affecting civil society.
👉 www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
January 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
🌏 New Civic Freedom Monitor entry: 🇯🇵
We’re excited to share that #Japan is now featured in ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor, expanding our tracker to 50+ countries worldwide.
📊 The CFM provides an overview of the legal and civic space framework affecting civil society.
👉 www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
We’re excited to share that #Japan is now featured in ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor, expanding our tracker to 50+ countries worldwide.
📊 The CFM provides an overview of the legal and civic space framework affecting civil society.
👉 www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
🌏ICNL invites proposals for two separate grant opportunities to support civil society organizations working to advance civic freedoms and strengthen civil society resilience in Thailand and the Philippines.
Learn more: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
Learn more: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🌏ICNL invites proposals for two separate grant opportunities to support civil society organizations working to advance civic freedoms and strengthen civil society resilience in Thailand and the Philippines.
Learn more: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
Learn more: www.icnl.org/work-with-us...
🇹🇯 Tajikistan: New ICNL Analysis
We published two new resources exploring how Tajikistan’s legal framework for non-commercial organizations compares with international practice, and how regulatory approaches affect the operating environment for civil society.
Explore analyses in the links below⬇️
We published two new resources exploring how Tajikistan’s legal framework for non-commercial organizations compares with international practice, and how regulatory approaches affect the operating environment for civil society.
Explore analyses in the links below⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 4:52 AM
🇹🇯 Tajikistan: New ICNL Analysis
We published two new resources exploring how Tajikistan’s legal framework for non-commercial organizations compares with international practice, and how regulatory approaches affect the operating environment for civil society.
Explore analyses in the links below⬇️
We published two new resources exploring how Tajikistan’s legal framework for non-commercial organizations compares with international practice, and how regulatory approaches affect the operating environment for civil society.
Explore analyses in the links below⬇️
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#Uganda 🇺🇬 In the post-election landscape, CIPESA cautions that internet disruptions fracture civic life and silence public accountability.
Ugandans silenced even before voting - IFEX
Uganda's most recent internet shutdown was engineered to quiet dissent, fracture everyday life, and weaken collective political agency.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
#Uganda 🇺🇬 In the post-election landscape, CIPESA cautions that internet disruptions fracture civic life and silence public accountability.
🇹🇳 Civil society in #Tunisia faces mounting restrictions under the rule of President Kais Saied. Our updated Civic Freedom Monitor examines recent legal and political developments shaping the space for civic action in the country.
🔎 Explore more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedomMonitor
🔎 Explore more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedomMonitor
January 23, 2026 at 12:03 PM
🇹🇳 Civil society in #Tunisia faces mounting restrictions under the rule of President Kais Saied. Our updated Civic Freedom Monitor examines recent legal and political developments shaping the space for civic action in the country.
🔎 Explore more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedomMonitor
🔎 Explore more: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedomMonitor
🌟🇲🇲 On Dec. 28, 2025, #Myanmar’s military authorities began a phased election set to conclude Jan. 25, 2026, after announcing an end to the post-coup state of emergency. Read more on recent developments and civic freedoms: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace #CivicFreedomMonitor
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace #CivicFreedomMonitor
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🌟🇲🇲 On Dec. 28, 2025, #Myanmar’s military authorities began a phased election set to conclude Jan. 25, 2026, after announcing an end to the post-coup state of emergency. Read more on recent developments and civic freedoms: www.icnl.org/resources/ci...
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace #CivicFreedomMonitor
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace #CivicFreedomMonitor
📙 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/...