The Legal Affairs Committee of the Georgian Parliament on Monday approved the controversial bill on transparency of foreign influence. The Parliament will now vote on the bill in its third hearing within a plenary session on Tuesday. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Sunday said she would veto the controversial bill, however the ruling party has …
Nato says controversial bill takes Georgia further away from Europe and
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
By Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still be overruled by a simple majority in parliament, which approved the bill on Tuesday with 84
By Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still be overruled by a simple majority in parliament, which approved the bill on Tuesday with 84
By Michael Rios and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still be overruled by a simple majority in parliament, which approved the bill on Tuesday with 84
Stockholm, May 10, 2024—Georgian authorities should thoroughly investigate widespread harassment and threats against journalists covering a bill that would designate media outlets as “foreign agents” and Parliament should reject the draft law, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Since May 7, more than 30 journalists covering the bill “on transparency of foreign influence” and
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
Critics see the legislation as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the E.U.
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