Among the countries that publish a list of designated terrorist organizations, some have a clear established procedure for listing and delisting, and some are opaque. The Berghof Foundation argues that opaque delisting conditions reduce the incentive for the organization to abandon terrorism, while fuelling radicalism.
Australia Since 2002, the
Australian Government maintains a list of terrorist organizations under the
Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002.
Bahrain The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains a public list of designated terrorist individuals and entities.
Canada Since 18 December 2001, section 83.05 of the Canadian
Criminal Code allows the
Governor in Council to maintain a list of entities that are engaged in terrorism, facilitating it, or acting on behalf of such an entity. A review is conducted every five years by the
Minister of Public Safety to determine whether an entity should remain listed. Entities may apply for a judicial review by the
Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Both ministerial and judicial reviews are published in the
Canada Gazette.
China In 2003, the
Ministry of Public Security published a list of "East Turkestan" terrorist organizations on its website mps.gov.cn. This list was translated to English by the
Embassy of China in the US. The first list is copied from the United Nations, and the second is an autonomous list.
India Under the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the
Ministry of Home Affairs maintains a list of banned organizations.
Israel The Israeli list of "Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations" is available at the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing of Israel.
Kazakhstan The
Government of Kazakhstan publishes a list of terrorist organizations banned by courts.
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan maintains a consolidated list of "destructive, extremist and terrorist" organizations officially banned by courts. As of February 9th, 2026, the list includes 20 organizations
Malaysia The
Ministry of Home Affairs of
Malaysia maintains a sanction list of individuals and organizations involved in terrorist activity. The list is regulated by the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds From Illegal Activities Act 2001 and is complementary to the
United Nations Security Council sanction lists.
Myanmar In
Myanmar (formerly
Burma), the
Anti-Terrorism Central Committee is responsible for designating terrorist organisations in accordance with the country's counter-terrorism law. Designations must be approved by the
union government before being official. There are only two groups on Myanmar's terror list: the
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and
Arakan Army, declared on 25 August 2017 and January 2019
New Zealand The
New Zealand Police are responsible for coordinating any requests to the Prime Minister for designation as a terrorist entity. The designation of terrorist organizations is also guided by the
Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. New Zealand also abides by several United Nations resolutions dealing with counter-terrorism including
UN Resolutions 1267,
1989,
2253,
1988, and
1373.
Pakistan Government of Pakistan under section 11-B of Anti Terrorism Act can declare an organization believed to be concerned with terrorism as a Proscribed Organization or put it under surveillance. Ministry of Interior issues the formal notification of proscription of an organization.
National Counter Terrorism Authority is primarily concerned with monitoring for any signs of re-emergence through intelligence coordination, once an organization is proscribed.
Philippines The
Department of Foreign Affairs publishes a list of designated terrorist organizations under the Human Security Act or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012. The passage of the
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 automatically recognized all terrorist group designations by the
United Nations under Philippine law which includes the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under the same law, the Anti-Terrorism Council was formed to designate groups as terrorists.
Russia A single federal list of organizations recognized as terrorist is used by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The
National Anti-Terrorism Committee maintains a list of terrorist organizations, named "Federal United list of Terrorist Organizations".
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bans using the
'Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1979 regulations, cited as the Prevention of Terrorism (Proscription of Extremist Organizations).
Tajikistan The
National Bank of Tajikistan publishes national lists of individuals and organizations declared terrorist or extremists by the
Supreme Court. In 2015, the
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan was banned in
Tajikistan as a terrorist organization.
United Arab Emirates The
Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates periodically issues resolutions to include individuals and organizations on its terrorist list. issued resolutions are 2014/41, 2017/18, 2017/28, 2017/45, 2018/24 and 2018/50.
United Nations The United Nations does not have a list of all terrorist organizations. Instead, it has several lists focusing on
international sanctions in particular contexts. The
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 established lists focused
Al-Qaeda, the
Taliban and their associates. The listing process was later extended to include the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
United Kingdom The
Secretary of State can proscribe organisations. The
United Kingdom Home Office maintains a list of proscribed groups, which also contains the proscription criteria.
United States The
United States Department of State maintains a
list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. ==See also==