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Over 14,800 foreign-funded NGOs deregistered in last 5 yrs
The government in the last five years has deregistered over 14,800 NGOs which were registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and had been receiving funds from abroad, the Lok Sabha was told Tuesday. Replying to a written question,…
Turkish NGO takes food, medicine to Niger
Volunteer Turkish doctors departed for Niger on Thursday to provide health support and deliver aid ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha — the festival of sacrifice. The volunteers were from Worldwide Doctors (Yeryuzu Doktorlari), a Turkish non-governmental organization that provides…
Italy says Netherlands is responsible for fate of migrants stranded at sea
The Italian Interior Minister says the Netherlands is responsible for what happens to migrants onboard a rescue ship flying under the Dutch flag. The Sea Watch 3 is owned by a German charity and has been in international waters since…
500,000 kids could lose eligibility for free school lunch under proposed rule
More than 500,000 children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under the Trump administration’s new proposal to restrict broader access to food stamps, according to a letter from the House Education and Labor Committee chairman to Agriculture…
Ethiopia ‘plants more than 350 million trees’ in one day Officials claim to have broken world record
planted more than 350 million trees in a single day, officials have said, in what they claimed was a world record.Dr Getahun Mekuria, the country’s minister of innovation and technology, said 353 million trees had been planted by Monday evening,…
The Latest: French NGO returns to migrant sea rescues
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) – The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 8:45 p.m.The French non-governmental organization SOS Mediterranee, partnered with Doctors Without Borders, has returned to sea with a new boat to save migrants seven months after…
Egypt: New NGO Law Renews Draconian Restrictions
(Beirut) – Egypt’s parliament approved a new law governing many of the existing restrictions on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should not approve the law and instead should return it to parliament for amendments.Egypt…
Global assault on NGOs reaches crisis point as new laws curb vital human rights work
Governments across the world are increasingly attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by creating laws that subject them and their staff to surveillance, nightmarish bureaucratic hurdles and the ever-present threat of imprisonment, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Laws…
Rescue ship with 41 migrants onboard flouts Italian ban to dock in Lampedusa
An Italian rescue ship carrying 41 migrants flouted the country’s ban on Saturday to dock on the island of Lampedusa The Alex ship from the Mediterranea NGO docked in Lampedusa in the late afternoon. Migrants were allowed to disembark in…
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