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Police Issue Administrative Warning to Australian NGO, Global Times Reports
According to the Global Times, local public security officials in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province issued an administrative warning to Australia-based non-profit Nying-Jey Projects in April for operating in the area without permission. It is not clear from the wording of the Global Times article whether police censured the NGO for failing to register a representative office or for failing to file for a temporary activity.Read more
Temporary Activities Filterable Table
This filterable table lists the temporary activities that foreign NGOs have filed for since January 2017, and includes foreign NGOs’ activity names, Chinese Partner Units, activity dates, and activity locations. Type your search term(s) in the fields above each column to filter the results. You can filter multiple columns simultaneously.Read more
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Thomas Kellogg & Alison Sile Chen, June 13, 2020
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Holly Snape, March 5, 2020
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Jessica Batke & Shen Lu, May 3, 2021