Georgia’s parliament is set to pass a highly controversial so-called “foreign agents” bill that has triggered widespread protests across the former Soviet republic nestled in the Caucasus Mountains. The vote comes after tens of thousands of people came out to protest the legislation in the capital, Tbilisi. Here’s what you need to know about the proposed law and the uproar it has caused. What’s in the law? The bill would require organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad...
About 50,000 opponents of a "foreign agents" bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country had to choose between the "Kremlin-style" law and the people's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. "We are deeply alarmed about democratic backsliding in Georgia," White House national
The law, now passed, which places restrictions on organisations with overseas funding, will damage civil society, say criticsGeorgia’s controversial “foreign agents” bill was approved this week by the country’s parliament, despite massive street protests and criticism from western governments.A violent crackdown on protesters and government critics has elicited widespread condemnation inside and outside the country. Continue reading
The measure, described as authoritarian and Russian inspired, was approved
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 chances of joining the bloc. The new law will require organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as “agents of foreign influence” or face crippling fines. The law …
Georgian politicians came to blows in parliament on Tuesday ahead of a vote on a controversial 'foreign agents' bill that would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as foreign influence agents. Critics of the bill have called it ‘Kremlin-inspired’ and authoritarian, triggering mass protests across the country and in the capital, TbilisiWhy are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?‘The whole country will strike’: protesters vow to...
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 chances of joining the bloc. The new law will require organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as “agents of foreign influence” or face crippling fines. Opponents say that the legislation was modeled after similar laws in Russia that the Kremlin has used to...
Critics see the legislation as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the E.U.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a measure that would bar foreign nationals from making political contributions. While such contributions are already prohibited by federal law, Senate Bill 368 would have mandated that agents of "foreign principals" register with the Georgia State Ethics Commission.
As draft law described by the US as ‘Kremlin-inspired’ nears its final vote, opposition and youth groups say they will keep defending civil liberties
TASS reports, citing witnesses, that Georgian police have started to push protesters away from the service entrances of the parliament building, leading to some scuffles
Nato says controversial bill takes Georgia further away from Europe and