Venezuela legislators approve law to regulate NGOs By Reuters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill allowing the government to more tightly regulate non-governmental organizations (NGOs), amid criticism of a government crackdown on the opposition after a disputed July election.

The law, which will require NGOs to report whether their donors are Venezuelan or foreign, was proposed in 2023 by Diosdado Cabello, the ruling Socialist Party’s second-in-command.

The passage comes just over two weeks after the country’s electoral authority declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election, despite vote tallies published by the opposition which show their candidate won a hearty victory.

The text of the law does not specify what happens if an NGO receives international funding.