NGOs in Belarus: the situation with registration and liquidation

This material provides an overview of the situation regarding the registration and liquidation [1] of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Belarus across three organizational-legal forms (public associations, institutions, and non-state institutions). The overview is based on the analysis of quantitative data from a database of registered and liquidated NGOs compiled by the Lawtrend human rights organization.

The overview is divided into several sections:

  1. Registered NGOs in Belarus: Statistical Errors.
  2. Registered NGOs in Belarus: General Quantitative Indicators.
  3. Registered NGOs in Belarus: Active Organizations.
  4. Registered NGOs in Belarus: Main Areas of Activity.
  5. NGO Registration in Belarus: Trends.
  6. Forced Liquidation of NGOs.
  7. Decisions by NGOs on Self-Liquidation.

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[1] The information on NGO liquidation now includes a broader range of NGOs, including religious organizations and associations of legal entities.