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8 Apr 2015

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Press Trust of India

India: Government blocks Greenpeace India's foreign fundings, suspends NGO's licence for 6 months

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...[T]he Government...barred Greenpeace India from receiving foreign funds with immediate effect by suspending its licence for six months and froze all its accounts, alleging it has "prejudicially" affected the country's public and economic interests...The environmental activist group was also served a notice by the government which asked why its registration should not be cancelled permanently...Reacting to the move, Greenpeace India said it will not be "cowed" down by a "campaign against dissent" and is seeking legal counsel in the matter.

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