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The Nonprofit Sector’s Unexpected Ally Sarah Gardiner and Poorvika Mehra on the Financial Action Task Force and Why It Matters

C&SN's Poorvika Mehra and Sarah Gardiner write that the upcoming U.S. FATF evaluation offers #nonprofits an opportunity to highlight how the #Trump admin. is weaponizing AML/CFT laws against #CivilSociety.
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🚨C&SN is #hiring! Senior Legal Advisor

The Senior Legal Advisor will play a key role in developing and implementing legal strategies and resources to protect and defend the #nonprofit sector.

View the full job posting here: charityandsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

Security Dilemma: Material Support with Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery - Charity & Security Network ⁠ Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery⁠, senior director for policy and advocacy at the Charity & Security Network (C&SN), featured in Security Dilemma, a podcast hosted by the John Quincy Adams Society ho...

🎙️C&SN's Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery featured recently in a podcast with the Quincy Adams Society where she discussed the many ways #sanctions impact #HumanRights. 👇
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Federal Court Orders Free Speech Protections for Visa Holders, Imposes Sanctions on State, Homeland Security Departments - Charity & Security Network In a landmark ruling in September 2025, a federal judge held that the Trump Administration’s enforcement policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen visa holders based on their exercise o...

In case you missed it: last month a federal judge sanctioned the Trump administration for "deliberately" violating the #FirstAmendment rights of pro-Palestinian #HumanRights student activists. 👇
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C&SN Statement on the Minnesota ICE Crisis – and a Renewed Call for Counter-terrorism Reform - Charity & Security Network Washington, D.C. – The Charity & Security Network (C&SN) is deeply alarmed at the tragic loss of life and ongoing violence in Minnesota, perpetrated by agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme...

📣C&SN Statement on Minnesota ICE Crisis

The Trump admin's justification for executing peaceful activists & attacking protesters on the grounds of combating “domestic terrorism” is unconscionable, laying bare systemic flaws within the U.S. national security framework...

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📜Statement on #ICE crisis in #Minnesota & call for #counterterrorism legal reform
🎥C&SN features on a podcast about impact of #sanctions on #HumanRights
🔎Legal analysis on court order sanctioning US State & DHS
❗Ways & Means ask IRS to target #nonprofits
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Highlight Reel: Launch Event International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures - Charity & Security Network Washington, D.C. – On Dec. 4, 2025, the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) held a special launch event to mark the inaugural International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs), as establishe...

❗In case you missed it, check out our webinar recording / summary of our special launch event for the UN International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures. Experts discussed the history of #sanctions, the many ways they impede #HumanRights, & what the future holds.
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The #Trump administration expanded the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, blocking federal funding from #DEI, #gender equality work, & abortion-related work implemented by #nonprofits and other kinds of orgs.

@devex.com covers it in their latest podcast 👇
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Leaked Memo Shows DOJ Plans Aggressive Targeting of Nonprofits - Charity & Security Network “If you were not already on high alert, you should be now.” That’s what former Department of Justice (DOJ) Counsel for Domestic Terrorism Thomas Brzozowski had to say about the Attorney General Pam Bo...

The leaked memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi outlined the #Trump Administration's plans for attacking progressive #nonprofits under the guise of countering "domestic terrorism."

Read C&SN's analysis on the memo and what it means for #CivilSociety.👇
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Vague money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws often impede the ability of banks to transfer funds overseas to conflict zones - an issue that has long plagued #humanitarian work. Could #blockchain technology help address this challenge?

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House Ways & Means Republicans Ask IRS to Take “More Hands-On” Enforcement Role, Citing Fraud Cases and Allegations of Support for Terrorism - Charity & Security Network Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to “use a more hands-on approach when overseeing and safeguarding taxpayer dollars” in grants to nonprofit...

Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have asked the IRS to “use a more hands-on approach when overseeing and safeguarding taxpayer dollars” in grants to #nonprofit organizations.

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⚠️US gov. designates #Palestinian NGOs & branches of the #MuslimBrotherhood as terrorist orgs
🎥Webinar recording: International Day Against UCMs
⚖️Issue Brief: #FalseClaimsAct lawsuits targeting #nonprofits
❓FAQs on communications w/ designated groups
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Civil Society Rights & Resiliency Project - Charity & Security Network Under the Trump administration, U.S. civil society is increasingly under attack by those who wish to undermine their work due to discrimination, repression, and policy differences. Often, these attac...

As #Trump sets out to dismantle the #nonprofit sector, C&SN has responded by launching our Civil Society Rights & Resiliency project, designed to equip nonprofits with tools, resources, & community expertise to help them respond to the crisis at a time when their work is needed most

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FAQs: Communications Impacts of Specially Designated Global Terrorism Designations - Charity & Security Network Disclaimer: This resource is an overview and intended for general informational purposes only.  It is NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Readers should consult an attorney familiar with these issues when deciding how ...

Read our FAQs on the impacts of US #sanctions programs on #speech and #association in #advocacy campaigns, #research, and other similar #nonprofit activities. 👇
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Trump Administration Starts Process to Designate Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations - Charity & Security Network Washington, D.C. – The latest in the series of Executive Orders that push false narratives about political movements the Trump administration does not like was released on Nov. 24, 2025: Designation o...

Read why designating branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organizations is a dangerous expansion of the designation - and one that continues the legacy of weaponizing #counterterrorism measures against #Muslim #CivilSociety that erupted out of 9/11.
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Treasury and State Departments Designate Muslim Brotherhood Branches as Terrorist Organizations WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Department of State, is taking action pursuant to the Administration’s polic...

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced it is designating branches of the #MuslimBrotherhood in Egypt, Jordan, & Lebanon as #terrorist organizations claiming they support #Hamas. The move continues Trump's proliferated use of counterterrorism measures.

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Updated Issue Brief: False Claim Act Lawsuits: What Nonprofits Need to Know - Charity & Security Network This updated issue brief includes new information about how False Claim Act lawsuits targeting nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have reemerged under the second Trump Administration, with the nonprofit s...

See our updated issue brief outlining everything #nonprofits need to know about the #FalseClaimsAct: How it can be weaponized against legitimate programs, what nonprofits can do to protect themselves, & new threats arising under Trump 2.0. 👇
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Shadow Report Submitted to Financial Action Task Force Regarding U.S. 2026 Mutual Evaluation - Charity & Security Network The Charity & Security Network (C&SN)’s NPO Shadow Report provides an overview of key anti-money laundering / countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulatory, policy, and legal developments b...

Ahead of the FATF US Mutual Evaluation in 2026, C&SN submitted a Shadow Report to the #FATF team, detailing challenges and opportunities with how US financial regulation impacts #nonprofits, & made recommendations for improved #FinancialAccess for #CivilSociety. 👇
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📑New #FATF Shadow Report on U.S. #nonprofit financial regulations
⚖️Updated material support issue brief for Trump 2.0
💰C&SN op-ed: Why #Gaza's #aid efforts will fail without cash

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Big thanks to @jvp.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org, @muslimadvocates.bsky.social, Muslims for Just Futures, Muslim Legal Fund of America, & Center for Civil Society and Democracy for the wonderful collaboration!

Read our updated report submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur here 👉 bit.ly/3LfG39b

C&SN & Partners Raise Concern Around U.S. Expansion of Counter-Terrorism Measures at the UN - Charity & Security Network By Deborah Makari and Katherine Tomaszewski UN Headquarters, New York – On Oct. 24, 2025, the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) convened partners from across the sector and held  a roundtable discussi...

This last fall, C&SN & partners held a roundtable with UN Special Rapporteur Ben Saul to raise alarm over the U.S.’s narrowing #CivicSpace & the abuse of #counterterrorism measures.

This meeting built on our report to the UN on #HumanRights impacts while countering terrorism. 👇
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Why Gaza’s Aid Effort Will Fail Without Cash Israel’s economic warfare and the hidden monetary and financial roots of Palestine’s humanitarian crisis.

With a crucial banking waiver underpinning Palestine's economy set to expire, C&SN's Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery argues that #humanitarian aid alone cannot address the crisis in #Palestine, the root #economic issues must be addressed.

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Republican claims of ‘terrorism’ leave everyone unsafe, Muslim leader warns Edward Ahmed Mitchell of Council on American-Islamic Relations says Texas and Florida governors abusing power

“Anyone could be on the chopping block if a governor is able to win this power to simply declare American organizations to be banned terrorist groups without ever even charging them with wrongdoing," says Edward Ahmed Mitchell of CAIR.

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There we share exclusive opportunities for #CivilSociety: webinars, events, & working groups on key issue regarding #HumanRights & #Counterterrorism.

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🚨 #Nonprofit killer bill reintroduced
🔎Leaked memo shows #DOJ plans to target nonprofits
⚖️Congress explores surveillance law reform
⚠️ U.S. #CivicFreedoms downgraded by watchdog
🎙️C&SN quoted in media
🤝C&SN & partners advocate for CT reform at the UN

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United States of America - Civicus Monitor USA downgraded by CIVICUS Monitor

🇺🇸 #USA civic freedom rating downgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in new ratings report:

🟡 Militarized response to mass protests
🟡 Crackdown on Palestine solidarity activism
🟡 Press freedom under pressure with censorship & judicial harassment

👉Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/USARating

🚨C&SN and the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley Law have released a new report: Domestic Oversight of Counterterrorism Measures. It highlights how stronger oversight can protect #CivicSpace & ensure #counterterrorism policies respect #HumanRights.

📖Read it here: bit.ly/4q033aP

Pam Bondi tells law enforcement agencies to investigate antifa groups for ‘tax crimes’ Move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ group

The move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of #antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ group

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🚨 Trump plans to designate chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations
🔎 New C&SN published research
🎆 C&SN welcomes new Managing Director
⚠️ Terrorist designations of European " #Antifa " groups threaten US #CivilSociety

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