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Civil society leaders sign a petition for a 'modern NGO law for Kurdistan' at a Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s Civil Society Day. The ICNL has worked in Kurdistan and the rest of Iraq to promote freedom of assembly and association. ( ICNL)
1:53 pm ET -The ICNL(International Center for Not-for-Profit Law) received $1 million from the MacArthur Foundation to advance its mission of creating a legal framework for the right of assembly and association in countries around the world.
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