FARA Fiasco: Congress Swings at Manafort, Hits Environmentalists
Broken foreign lobbying laws are unfairly labeling environmental groups as foreign agents.
Broken foreign lobbying laws are unfairly labeling environmental groups as foreign agents.
"A broad spectrum of civil society groups that work internationally fear they could face a new legal threat — being pressured to register as foreign agents, a designation that could severely damage an organization."
"Given the vague and broad scope of FARA, its increased enforcement – without fixing the underlying Act – will chill nonprofits from carrying out beneficial cross-border activities."
As written, FARA is unsuitable for our contemporary world – a world in which global interconnectivity is increasing and the roles of state and non-state actors are blurring.
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