Azerbaijani Government Formalizes Legislative Amendments on Donation
The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has made amendments to the decision "On approval of the unified budget classification" on foreign donor activities in accordance with the legislative changes last year.
Donors are ranked as the official representatives of foreign countries and their financial and credit institutions as well as international, charitable, humanitarian and other non-governmental organizations, and individuals.
All international donors can work in the country and provide grants after the registration and approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Requirements for grants are unchanged. They can be used for education, science, health, culture and sports, but not for direct profit, struggle for political power, lobbying for the adoption of laws and regulations for political ads, campaign financing of political organizations or political figures.
Tighter policy in foreign aid to local NGOs was held in 2014 in three stages – a number of restrictive amendments to the law "On non-governmental organizations (public associations and foundations)", "On Grants", and other state acts were adopted.
These changes have led to a serious restriction of the activities of foreign donors in Azerbaijan and paralyzed the civil sector. The social, educational, medical, economic and legal programs, whose funding was not even fulfilled by the government, were blocked.
Authorities believe that the activities of foreign funds in Azerbaijan are aimed at provoking color revolutions. This, in particular, has been repeatedly said by the head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev. However, the head of the Economic Research Center Gubad Ibadoglu believes that the authorities are afraid of NGOs as institutions of public control over the government of the country occupying the 126th place in the world corruption rating. -0-
Politics
-
The United States said Monday it believes Russia had 'a lot to answer' to the Syrian people, as the toppled dictator Bashar Al-Assad fled Moscow after 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family's rule, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
The United States on Monday honored wrongfully detailed Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi among 10 Global Anti-Corruption Champions who, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken it it, "have led or advocated for reforms and investigations that are bringing a more just and transparent world for their fellow citizens," TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has called for the release of all arrested journalists in Azerbaijan.
-
The Yasamal District Court of Baku 9 chose a preventive measure in the form of arrest for a period of 4 months against the director of the Institute of Political Management Azer Gasimli.
Leave a review