On Tuesday, Israel bombed Doha, killing at least five Hamas staffers and a member of Qatari security. Israeli officials initially claimed the US green-lit the operation, despite Qatar hosting the largest U.S. military in the region. The White House has since contradicted that version of events, saying the White House was given notice “just before” the bombing and claiming the strike was an “unfortunate" attack that "could serve as an opportunity for peace.” The fallout from the bombin...| Responsible Statecraft
Congress is considering several bills to broaden disclosure and registration requirements related to the regulation of foreign agents under the Foreign| Inside Political Law
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) registered a joint application filed by seven Georgian non-governmental and media organizations against the local version of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and Georgian Dream’s other repressive moves and laws, the applicants said on September 5. Among the applicants are Georgian NGOs – Transparency International (TI) Georgia, …| Civil Georgia
Tbilisi’s responses to the EU on fulfilling conditions for retaining visa-free travel claim “strong loyalty to European integration,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service reported, citing a Brussels source as saying that the progress report failed to address EU concerns. Tbilisi had until August 31 to report to Brussels on progress regarding human rights and …| Civil Georgia
Abdullah Bozkurt / Stockholm| Nordic Monitor
Over the last several weeks, Texas, Louisiana, and Nebraska have enacted so called “baby” Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) laws aimed at regulating foreign-influenced political activity in the states. There has been a trend in state legislatures over the last year to propose laws that apply to foreign-influenced political activity, particularly in light of uncertainty... Continue Reading…| Inside Political Law
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Парламент, легитимность которого не признают пятый президент, оппозиция и значительная часть общественности, принял закон «о регистрации иностранных агентов»,| SOVA
The agency’s aim is to finance NGOs from the state budget| Jamnews in English
According to them, the authorities continue their attempts to dismantle civil society and the system of social support.| Jamnews in English
Saba Brachveli: “The government wants to decide for itself what kind of free aid people can receive, from whom, and under what conditions.”| Jamnews in English
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the upward trend in foreign funding of American think tanks, the applicability of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and lobbying-disclosure law to U.S. think tanks, and some recommendations in the new report he’s co-authored on think-tank funding for policy reform and a “culture shift.”| the Giving Review
Rich with diverse climates & fertile soils, Africa hosts native foods that offer both nutritional benefits & ecological sustainability.| Impakter