Ngo Crackdown
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FCRA licence crackdown has plunged India’s non-profit sector into a crisis
Over 100 organisations have lost their licences in seven months with no clarity on what this means for their workers, the economy and the crucial work they do.
Rajika Seth & Smarinita Shetty
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Centre recommends CBI inquiry against Harsh Mander’s NGO for alleged foreign funding violation
The investigation was reportedly recommended following directions from Home Minister Amit Shah.
Scroll Staff
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Pakistan asks 27 international NGOs to leave the country
Minister Talal Chaudhry claimed the organisations were doing work that is ‘beyond their mandate and for which they have no legal justification’.
Scroll Staff
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Why Narendra Modi shouldn't be afraid of NGOs
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Full text: You can't sink a rainbow or muzzle dissent in democracy, says Greenpeace India
The environmental non-profit organisation has received a notice cancelling its registration as a society.
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Why Pakistan is so suspicious of Save the Children
Pakistan's crackdown on foreign charities isn't just security paranoia – it's an attempt to stamp out bad PR.
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Scroll explainer: Why 4,470 NGOs have lost their foreign funding licence
On Tuesday, the home ministry wrapped up another round of foreign funding crackdowns by revoking the FCRA licences of nearly a thousand non-profits. Here is what it's all about.
Aarefa Johari
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'Anti-national' Ford Foundation has contributed at least $6 million to Indian government schemes since 2010
The foundation is under the scanner for its grants to Teesta Setalvad's organisations, the Sabrang Trust and Sabrang Communications.
Mridula Chari