Easter Vigil Peaceful In Georgia Following Nights Of Mass Protests

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty— Anti-government protests were held in a mostly calm atmosphere in the early morning of May 5, as Georgians marked Orthodox Easter in a rainy capital city following three nights of mass rallies that were often met with violence by security forces.

The Guardian—The 'foreign agents' law that has set off mass protests in Georgia. The bill requires any civil society organisation that receives more than 20% of its funds from abroad to register as being under foreign influence. Daniel Boffey reportsOn the face of it the bill could sound innocuous: any civil society organisation that receives more than 20% of its funds from abroad must register as an organisation under foreign influence. Yet the new law Georgia’s parliament passed yesterday has sparked outrage and demonstrations in the capital, Tbilisi.Critics claim the bill...

BBC—Georgia to vote on controversial law that sparked mass protests. The bill targets civil society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding.

Time—Georgia Approves Controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill That Sparked Weeks of Mass Protests. Critics see the legislation as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the E.U.