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💫 Look back at 2025 with us with our year-end newsletter!
This edition brings together a few snapshots of the efforts and solutions we are part of, inc.:
🟢 a global initiative to mobilise support for environmental human rights defenders #LEADInitiative,
🔵 new guide on how to do innovation right with Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments #FRIAs,
🟡 the monitoring tools we power: #MACS and #CSOMeter...and much more.

Read and sign up for 2026: https://mailchi.mp/ecnl/2025-in-review-looking-ahead?e=6e193cc95b

ECNL Sep 29, 2023

The latest ECNL newsletter is out now:
🔝Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments under #DSA;
❗️#RuleOfLaw protections needed in EU #AIACt;
📖 New #CSOMeter report from #EaP countries;
🤝 Why #ParticipationMatters.

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ECNL Aug 31, 2023

🔴 #Belarus authorities declared Viasna Human Rights Center as “extremist”. Now anyone cooperating with the organisation can be prosecuted.

❗ Read about the growing trend in the country to label CSOs as "extremist formations" in the latest #CSOMeter update:

https://csometer.info/updates/belarus-growing-number-csos-labelled-extremist-formations

Belarus: A growing number of CSOs labelled as "extremist formations"

Authorities declared Viasna Human Rights Center as “extremist” and can prosecute anyone cooperating with the organisation.

CSOMETER

ECNL Aug 22, 2023

🇦🇿 #Azerbaijan is no longer part of #OGP.

In our #CSOMeter update we outline the events that led here and share what this means for #CivilSociety in the country:
https://csometer.info/updates/azerbaijan-permanently-suspended-open-government-partnership

Azerbaijan permanently suspended from the Open Government Partnership

Azerbaijan is no longer part of the global partnership of 75 countries and 104 local governments working with thousands of CSOs to promote transparent, participatory and accountable governance.

CSOMETER

ECNL Mar 10, 2023

ℹ️🚨 Find more details on #CSOMeter on how events unfolded in 🇬🇪#Georgia in the past couple of days and why protests still continue after ruling party's statement about dropping the #foreignagentslaw:
https://csometer.info/updates/georgia-following-mass-protests-ruling-party-says-it-withdraws-foreign-agents-draft-law

Georgia: following mass protests, ruling party says it withdraws foreign agents draft law

However, demonstartions continue because process of dropping the bill is unclear.

CSOMETER

ECNL Jan 30, 2023

🚨Restrictions on civic space alert 🚨
In #Armenia 🇦🇲 new draft amendments would allow the government to block access to internet, censor information and social media in times of war.
Read more on the issue here⬇️
https://bit.ly/3kNuybj

#CSOMeter

Armenia։ Restrictions on freedom of expression and access to information proposed in martial law

The draft amendments would allow the government to partially or fully block access to internet and censor information and social media in times of war.

CSOMETER

ECNL Jan 16, 2023

Contribution to the percentage designation mechanism in #Moldova🇲🇩 is increasing but the system is still underutilised.
Read the latest #CSOMeter update from @[email protected] on the topic here ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3IRiSyr

Moldova: Figures from percentage designation mechanism back on upward trend

Although there are more contributors than ever before, the mechanism is still far from reaching full potential.

CSOMETER

ECNL Jan 11, 2023

New draft law in #Belarus🇧🇾 would introduce stricter requirements for public associations that could further threaten their existence and hinder their operation.
Find out more in our newest #CSOMeter update ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3Qy2iFw

Belarus: Draft amendments to laws on public associations and political parties published

New measures proposed in the bill would negatively affect public associations and significantly complicate conditions for opposition parties.

CSOMETER

ECNL Dec 20, 2022

Our last newsletter in 2022 is out now with:

🔵 inspiring stories from #CSOMeter partners working in #EaP;
🔴 joint global studies on the (mis)use of #tech in #emergency measures and #civicspace;
🟢 new research in the making about #AI & #climate.

➡️ https://bit.ly/3PDAfUF

Wrapping up the year with gratitude!

ECNL Dec 16, 2022

⚖️New draft law in #Belarus would introduce special privileges for the very few national-level public associations that have remained in the country. This hierarchy is not in line with int'l #freedomofassociation standards.

Find out details on #CSOMeter:
https://csometer.info/updates/belarus-draft-law-essentials-civil-society-parliaments-agenda

Belarus: Draft law “On Essentials of Civil Society” on Parliament’s agenda

CSOMETER