Since November 2013, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) of the Government of Pakistan has implemented a policy framework for regulating foreign contributions to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). With the proposed Regulation of Foreign Contributions Bill 2015, civil society networks arocess Pakistan argues that civil society groups in the country will face more limitations on foreign funding,…
Towards the end of March, the Egyptian government continued their ongoing investigation of NGOs in Egypt, specifically related to Case No 173, or the case on foreign funding for NGOs, which dates back to 2011. The case and its findings have been used to give 1 to 5 year sentences to over 40 foreign…