Nicaragua's parliament on Wednesday shuttered 24 non-governmental organisations, operating mainly in the medical field, in a move they said amounted to reprisal for criticising the government's management of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nicaragua parliament shutters 24 NGOs

At least 1,933 Venezuelan migrants were killed in Colombia between 2015 and 2020, and another 836 are "considered missing," a Colombian NGO said Wednesday. "While the national murder rate has been decreasing steadily.

Almost 2,000 Venezuelan refugees murdered in Colombia in five years, NGO says

Russian state prosecutor's office said on Monday it banned Bard College, a US non-governmental organisation, after labelling it 'undesirable'. The Russian foreign ministry said in April, it would end the activity in Russia of US funds and NGOs which it believed interfere in the country's internal affairs, in retaliation to an array of US government sanctions imposed on Moscow.

Russia bans US NGO Bard College after labelling it 'undesirable'

Presenting their report that indicated massive underreporting of COVID-19 deaths in major Tamil Nadu Government Hospitals, NGO ‘Arappor Iyakkam’ urged the State Government to take corrective steps.

Death toll in major Tamil Nadu Govt hospitals is 13.7 times the reported figure claims report by NGO

Afghanistan Ambassador Farid Mamundzay expressed his gratitude for Sikh Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) which provided food material to Afghan refugees in New Delhi after a call from the ambassador.

Afghanistan envoy to India thanks Sikh NGO for providing relief to Afghan refugees

The whirring sound of a chainsaw fills the air and a dead longan crashes to the ground under the watchful eye of wood craftsman Ricci Wong. His non-profit organization, HK Timberbank, collects dead trees and turns them into one-of-a-kind furniture and household products for Hong Kong residents to enjoy.

NGO gives dead and dying Hong Kong trees a second life

Turkey's civil society is under attack. On Sunday, the Turkish Parliament passed a new law that gives the government powers to appoint trustees to NGOs. The Turkish government can now even close NGOs at will. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you what is driving Erdogan's crackdown.

Gravitas: Erdogan gets the power to abolish NGOs

According to data submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) to India's Supreme Court in 2015, the country has at least 31 lakh registered NGOs. The number is more than double the number of schools in the country and 250 times the number of government hospitals and it means India has one NGO for every 400 people as against one policeman for more than 700 people.

Why regulation is needed to monitor foreign funding in NGOs

On 5th June or World Environment Day, Hong Kong's NGO recycled the leftover soaps and then distributed them to poor or needy people.

On World Environment Day, Hong Kong's NGO recycles leftover soaps, distributes to poor

Robert Pattinson is all praises for his friend and fans who contributed to raising funds for Go Campaign, a California based NGO that raises awareness and funds to help vulnerable children.

Robert Pattinson appreciates fans for raising funds for Go Campaign

What started as a Facebook post during a wave of mass protests in Russia eight years ago has turned into a rights group that helps arrested demonstrators one in increasing demand as police crackdown hard on opposition rallies.

For Russia's detained protesters, rights group is first on the scene

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he was working to prevent two rescue ships operated by French and Spanish charities from bringing more than 500 migrants to Italy in the latest Mediterranean stand-off.

In a new migrant standoff, Italy's Salvini blocks two NGO boats

Forty-two bonded labourers, including children, were rescued from two wood cutting units on the same day from Kancheepuram and Vellore districts of Tamil Nadu. After a tip-off from an NGO, sub collectors of Kancheepuram and Vellore visited the spots and were shocked to see the reality.

Bonded labourers rescued from two Tamil Nadu districts; families complain of inhuman treatment, torture

India Sides With Israel & Votes Against Palestinian NGO In UN's ECOSOC. After Decades Of Endorsing The Two-nation Theory In Israel-Palestine Conflict, India Favours Israel Over Palestine At The United Nation's ECOSOC. Is There Merit In India's Decision? What Does This Mean For India? How Has The Indo-Israel Relationship Evolved Under Modi? Is Hugplomacy Working?

Gravitas: India Favours Israel Over Palestine

One school in northeast India has taken a novel approach to address the scourge of plastic waste by making its collection a condition of free attendance. Every week the 110 pupils at the Akshar Forum school outside Dispur in Assam state must bring up to 20 items of plastic gathered from their homes and the local area.

School in Assam demands waste plastic as 'fees'

The Italian interior minister on Tuesday again rejected authorizing the docking of a ship belonging to a German NGO with 33 migrants on board who were recently rescued in the central Mediterranean.

Italy refuses port to NGO vessel with 33 rescued migrants on board

At least 13 Nepalese women, who were allegedly being trafficked on the pretext of jobs, were rescued from hotels in India by an NGO and have been brought back to the country.

At least 13 Nepalese women rescued from India

Pakistan's expulsion of 18 international aid agencies will hurt 11 million aid recipients in a South Asian nation grappling with perilously low standards of education and healthcare, two Western diplomats said on Tuesday.

Pakistan's aid group clampdown could hit 11 million people: Diplomats

Italian magistrates on Tuesday accused the Doctors without Borders (MSF) charity of illegally dumping toxic waste at ports in southern Italy in what MSF said was an attempt to halt migrant rescue efforts by other means.

Italy accuses NGO migrant ship of dumping toxic waste

If you ask a weaver at Avani what her favourite part of her job is, the answer will almost never be the weaving itself. Money is a common response, as there are the various results of having it: making home improvements, paying for a wedding, opening a savings account.

Blog: Safe spaces and belonging in a women's cooperative

Pakistan has ordered international charity ActionAid, which supports a range of development and women's rights projects, to shut down its operations in the country, the aid group said on Thursday.

Pakistan orders international charity ActionAid to leave: NGO

Despite the situation easing a bit, people are still getting water after three to four days for their home-based needs

World Environment Day to be low key in water scarcity hit Shimla

The NGT has sought a response on the matter from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), police and others by June 26

Plea seeking ban on loudspeakers from mosques filed in NGT

The ministry said in the notice that those associations which have not filed the annual returns must file it immediately online

3,292 NGOs, institutes yet to disclose foreign donations: Government

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