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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

On March 15, Kazakhstan will hold a national referendum to adopt a new constitution. [1]

Card Sako urges participation in election, Al-Sadr will take part in it The Church calls on voters to choose representatives who are prepared and have "clean" hands to achieve “peace, stability and national unity". [2]

BEIJING — Foreign non-government organizations (NGOs) in China are bracing for a crackdown as the government prepares to pass a new law to regulate their activities, which critics fear could curb activism and drive out several groups. [3]

BEIJING — China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help the groups but critics charge is the latest attempt by authorities to... (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

NEW YORK -- China-related research crucial to understanding one of the most heavily censored countries in the world is under threat from the Donald Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid programs and grants. (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

The story so far: The licences of 13 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been suspended under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 , this year. Their FCRA certificates were suspended and bank accounts frozen. [6]

Thailand’s longstanding business-as-usual approach to local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) will soon be a thing of the past. [7]

Last week, as I peered over a sea of pink hats at the Women’s March in Washington DC, one poster caught my eye. [8]

Sources
[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-10 · 75% match

Unmasking the Hypocrisy Behind Kazakhstan NGO Foreign Funding Law

On March 15, Kazakhstan will hold a national referendum to adopt a new constitution.

[2] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Card Sako urges participation in election, Al-Sadr will take part in it

Card Sako urges participation in election, Al-Sadr will take part in it The Church calls on voters to choose representatives who are prepared and have "clean" hands to achieve “peace, stability and national unity".

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-03-10 · 75% match

Foreign NGOs in China Fear Clampdown Under New Law

BEIJING — Foreign non-government organizations (NGOs) in China are bracing for a crackdown as the government prepares to pass a new law to regulate their activities, which critics fear could curb activism and drive out several groups.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-04-29 · 75% match

China Passes Law Tightening Controls on Foreign Nonprofits

BEIJING — China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help the groups but critics charge is the latest attempt by authorities to

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-02-07 · 75% match

China-focused NGOs reel from U.S. foreign funding freeze

NEW YORK -- China-related research crucial to understanding one of the most heavily censored countries in the world is under threat from the Donald Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid programs and grants.

[6] MM www.thehindu.com · 2020-09-12 · 75% match

The Hindu Explains | What is Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and how does it control donations?

The story so far: The licences of 13 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been suspended under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 , this year. Their FCRA certificates were suspended and bank accounts frozen.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-05-12 · 75% match

Examining the Implications of Thailand’s New Draft Law on NGOs

Thailand’s longstanding business-as-usual approach to local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) will soon be a thing of the past.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-02-01 · 75% match

The Long History of Burmese ‘Pussy Power’

Last week, as I peered over a sea of pink hats at the Women’s March in Washington DC, one poster caught my eye.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-09-01 · 73% match

Junta Boss Targets Aid Groups as Myanmar’s Humanitarian Disaster Worsens

With one-third of Myanmar’s population in need of humanitarian assistance, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday used a cabinet meeting to order his ministers to more closely regulate local and international aid groups, accusing some of being stoo

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-02-22 · 70% match

Floating Island: New Home for Rohingya Refugees Emerges in Bay of Bengal

DHAKA/BHASAN CHAR/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is racing to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar, amid conflicting signals from top Bangladeshi

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