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Thailand Tries to Tighten Screws on NGOs

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Thailand Tries to Tighten Screws on NGOs

New draft legislation met with firestorm of opposition

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May 12, 2021
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Thailand Tries to Tighten Screws on NGOs

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Thailand’s junta-led government, apparently tired of the scores of Bangkok-based international non-governmental organizations, is quietly seeking to tighten the screws on NGOs via proposed legislation to “promote transparency and accountability” but is actually designed to hamstring them.

The proposed legislation includes mandatory registration and crim…

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