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.Greg Miller sheds light on how the Turkish government misuses #counterterrorism frameworks -- established by the U.S. -- to suppress #CivilSociety & journalists who dare to speak out against authoritarian practices. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/…

"The U.S. government 'could get money flowing pretty easily' if it wanted, though it would require expending a lot of political capital, and there have been no signs of that, said Jeremy Shapiro ..." nytimes.com/2024/12/12/wor…

🗞️Newsletter! #NGO rights & #NationalSecurity 📝Subscribe: conta.cc/3Dt9lgo 🚨#UN creates indefinite #humanitarian exemption applied to ISIL/al-Qaeda #sanctions. 📽️C&SN webinar summary on landmark #FirstAmendment case. +featured: Alston & Bird, Muslims for Just Futures, & more.

📽️Watch the recording of C&SN's latest webinar where #NGO legal experts discuss the impacts of a landmark legal settlement in which US Treasury stated that #sanctions do not prohibit listed individuals from attending political dialogue events. charityandsecurity.org/csn-events/hig…

Be sure to read the report from our wonderful partners Human Security Collective, titled: "The Unintended Consequences of Financial Sanctions Regimes on Humanitarian Organizations: What Are the Gaps That Need to Be Filled?" #Sanctions #CivilSociety #NGOs #Aid hscollective.org/news/timeline/…

C&SN will be closed for the holidays from 12/24 - 1/1. We hope our partners are resting after a challenging year, and come back in the new year rejuvenated and ready to continue our advocacy for #CivilSociety rights from ever-encroaching #NationalSecurity measures.

"The capacity of civil society to serve as a place where dissident voices can speak out is fundamental to democratic freedom." Yet, the US is on a path to shut down dissenting NGOs with security laws, a tactic favored by authoritarians around the world. time.com/7199851/ngos-c…

.Treasury Department issued General License 24, lasting 6 months, authorizing certain transactions with the Syrian transitional government in order to better facilitate #aid to people in need. Treasury also published 8 new FAQs & amended an existing FAQ. home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

"The narrow focus on ISIS has the effect of flattening out deliberative and useful conversations about self-radicalization, lone wolf terrorism, and mental health..." argues Fionnuala Ní Aoláin in Just Security. justsecurity.org/106066/reflect…

🗞️Newsletter! #NGO rights & #NationalSecurity 📝Subscribe: conta.cc/4gZG1wm 🚨C&SN warns against potential #sanctions on the ICC 💵Treasury Department eases #Syria sanctions restrictions to support #aid +featured: Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Dr. Maha Hilal, Latham & Watkins LLP, SteptoeLLP, & more.

Fearing that Trump may plan to #sanction the ICC due to the arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu & Gallant, C&SN joined over 100 other orgs. in sending a letter to US Congress denouncing any potential plans to undermine the Court. charityandsecurity.org/news/csn-signs…

"Europeans and Americans should work closely together on a staged sanctions lifting process. They must connect this to respect for human rights and the holding of elections," Agathe Demarais. Lifting #sanctions is crucial for rebuilding #Syia. ecfr-eu.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/ecfr.eu/ar…

“Research shows that economic sanctions, like those the US has imposed on Cuba for decades, mostly harm the populations of the targeted countries, and some of these people will invariably leave their countries..." Michael Galant. Long overdue! cepr.net/newsroom/biden…

Integrating the #Syrian economy back into the global financial system paradigm, and lifting #sanctions, would be a major step in supporting Syria's long-term economic recovery. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

“It will be critical to bear in mind the impact sanctions have on the lives of the Syrian people,” said UN #HumanRights chief Volker Türk. “I therefore call for an urgent reconsideration of sectoral sanctions with a view to lifting them.” apnews.com/article/syria-…

Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery, Senior Policy Director at Charity & Security Network and Co-Chair of NPOCoalition on FATF discusses findings from the recent report on the impact of #UNSCR2664 on financial institutions and donors. 🎧 Tune in to hear more Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery tinyurl.com/2p93psme

🗞️Newsletter! #NGO rights & #NationalSecurity 📝Subscribe: conta.cc/42rLLLh 🎧Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery joins AML RightSource to discuss C&SN's UN SC Res. 2664 report, #sanctions, #humanitarian access, & #Syria. +featured: Crisis Group, Mary Beth Sheridan, tovia smith, Nick Robinson, & more.

#Trump's decision reverses a decision by then-President Biden in 2021 to remove the terrorist designation from the #Houthis. #Humanitarian aid orgs have long warned that such designation will impede their programs supporting Yemeni civilians in need. axios.com/2025/01/22/tru…

🗞️Newsletter! #NGO rights & #NationalSecurity 👉Read/Subscribe: conta.cc/40OHOhf 🚨US #aid freeze threatens #CivilSociety programs. C&SN calls for #Syria #Sanctions relief. +featured: Just Security, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Julia Shapero, Atlantic Council, Fadi Itani OBE, & more