Georgia riled by new protests after parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law
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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, in protest of the parliament's passage Tuesday of what critics call a Russian-style foreign agent law. The ruling party approved the legislation despite warnings from Washington and Brussels that such a move might threaten Georgia’…
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Georgia riled by new protests after parliament passes ‘foreign agent’ law
Tens of thousands march against a bill that has touched off a rolling political crisis in Georgia, as the US says country faces choice between a Russian-style law and the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
Once again, thousands hit the streets to protest a proposed law that could force NGOs to register as foreign agents. The government has vowed to go ahead with the bill despite protests from "misled" youth.
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s parliament green-lit a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union on Monday, a day after police dispersed the latest protests against it.
More than 50,000 people took to the streets of the capital city Tbilisi over the weekend to protest against proposed legislation that critics say is modeled on a Russian law used to crush dissent.
Two U.S. citizens and one Russian were among 20 people detained at protests in Tbilisi while Georgian lawmakers were debating a “foreign agents” bill that has sparked a political crisis, the interior ministry said on Monday.
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a “foreign influence” bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a
By Ekaterine Kadagishvili, Joshua Berlinger, Jessie Gretener and Amy Cassidy, CNN Tbilisi, Georgia (CNN) — Georgia’s parliament has passed a controversial “foreign agents” bill despite widespread domestic opposition and warnings from the European Union that its enactment would imperil the country’s …
Georgian lawmakers have approved a “foreign influence” bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.
For almost a month now, tens of thousands of Georgians, particularly young people, have been protesting a controversial bill on “foreign agents”. Inspired by Russia's 2012 law, the new legislation will…
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia, in protest of the parliament's passage Tuesday of what critics call a Russian-style foreign agent law. The ruling party approved the legislation despite warnings from Washington and Brussels that such a move might threaten Georgia’…
From the nation that launched the so-called colored revolutions comes another showdown… Georgia’s parliament shrugging off some of the biggest protests in its post-Soviet history and approving a foreign…
Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, has been rocked by major protests opposing the foreign agent bill, which has now passed the parliament. The president of Georgia is expected to veto the bill but the parliament can override the veto with a majority vote.
Georgia’s parliament has passed a “foreign agents” bill. Tens of thousands of people have gone out to the streets to protest in the capital city of Tblisi. The bill is modeled after a similar law in Russia.
