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Catholic Bishops Meet Amit Shah and Urge Withdrawal of New FCRA Bill and Rules

CBCI warns the changes could let a designated authority seize NGO assets, restricting religious and welfare work.

DVAC Files FIR Against Ex‑Highways Minister E.V. Velu, Conducts Statewide Raids

Government Sends Broad Lobby-Transparency Bill to Congress

Lok Sabha Takes Up FCRA Bill Creating New Authority Over NGO Assets

UN Rights Chief Urges Burkina Faso to Drop Plan to Dissolve Political Parties

Human Rights Watch Israel-Palestine Chief Resigns Over Paused Right-of-Return Report

HRW World Report 2026 Warns Global Human-Rights System Faces Existential Crisis

Oaxaca Sets First Governor Recall Vote for Sunday After Court Backs Fewer Polling Sites

Brazil's Supreme Court Bars Emenda Funds to NGOs Tied to Lawmakers' Relatives and Aides

Russia Designates Deutsche Welle an 'Undesirable Organization,' Banning Operations

Russia Lists Deutsche Welle as an Undesirable Organization

Russia Formally Bans Human Rights Watch as ‘Undesirable’

Germany Urges EU to Reengage With Turkey, Signals Openness to Let Ankara Join EU Defense Program

Germany Ran Secret Intelligence Checks on 2,500+ Public-Funding Applicants, Interior Data Show

U.S. Sanctions Three Palestinian Rights Groups Over ICC Work on Israel

Gertz Names Ricardo Sánchez Pérez del Pozo To Lead FGR Human Rights Unit

Trump Urges RICO Charges Against George Soros and Son

Experts Endorse INEGI Poverty Drop, Warn on Health Access and Comparability

Noboa Sends NGO Oversight Bill to National Assembly

RSF Calls for European ‘Sursaut’ to Guard Public Broadcasters Ahead of New EU Media Rule