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Georgia Parliament Approves Controversial Media Law Amid Protests

Georgia's Parliament faces backlash over a bill restricting media freedom, sparking protests and EU concerns.

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Georgia condemned for crackdown on protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

EU leads calls for halt to escalating violence after police use water cannon, teargas and stun grenades against demonstrators

The Guardian - UK

Why are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?

Violent police crackdown follows nightly protests by thousands opposed to law seen as anti-democratic and pro-Russia

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Georgia Pro-EU Protesters Erect Barricades Outside Parliament After Crackdown

Pro-EU demonstrators in Georgia built barricades outside parliament on Wednesday after police used tear gas and rubber bullets against thousands of protesters rallying for a third week against a controversial "foreign influence" bill, an AFP reporter saw.

International Business Times

Georgian police crack down on pro-EU protesters, making dozens of arrests

Georgia arrested 63 demonstrators at a late-night rally, officials said Wednesday, after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of pro-EU protesters who oppose a controversial “foreign influence” bill.

France 24

Georgia police crack down on protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill

The crackdown in Tbilisi comes after lawmakers debated a controversial bill on foreign funding.

Al Jazeera

Thousands Of Georgians Protest Controversial Draft Law

Thousands of Georgians staged a "March for Europe" Sunday, calling on the government to scrap a controversial "foreign influence" bill, which the EU has warned would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

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Georgian MPs Proceed With Controversial 'Foreign Influence' Law

Georgian lawmakers gave a first green light Wednesday to a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked mass street protests over concerns it would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

International Business Times

Thousands Rally In Georgia As Parliament Debates 'Foreign Influence' Law

Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday agreed an early draft of a controversial "foreign influence" bill, sparking fresh street protests against the legislation criticised for mirroring a repressive Russian law.

International Business Times

Georgia Parliament Scuffles Over Foreign Agent Bill

Georgia's lawmakers engage in a physical altercation over a controversial foreign agent bill, sparking protests and international discussions.

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Lawmakers brawl as Georgian Parliament considers ‘foreign agent’ bill

Legislators debate bill requiring organisations that accept overseas funds to register as foreign agents or face fines.

Al Jazeera

Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili Quits Ahead Of Elections

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned on Monday saying he would become chairman of the ruling party going into parliamentary elections in October.

International Business Times

Moldova and Georgia celebrate opened EU membership talks

Moldova and Georgia celebrated after European Union leaders buoyed their aspirations to join the 27 member nation bloc by removing key hurdles on their long path toward membership.

France 24

Georgia Will Fail As Independent State Outside EU: Jailed Ex-leader

Georgia's imprisoned opposition leader and former president Mikheil Saakashvili has warned that Tbilisi's failure to secure European Union membership would put at risk its very existence as an independent nation.

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France 24

Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili: ‘We are on the West’s side’

Europe’s recommendation to grant Georgia candidate status for EU membership is “a very major step” that is goading the country’s political leaders to coalesce around a “new consensus” in favour of a European future, Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili told FRANCE 24.

The Guardian - UK

Georgia’s ruling party seeks to impeach president over EU visits

Salome Zourabichvili’s meetings in Berlin and Brussels violated constitution, party leader says

The Guardian - UK

Georgians dream of EU membership as their leaders move closer to Putin

Ruling party says it is pursuing a European future but rails against Brussels, Ukraine and ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’

The Guardian - UK

Gaunt and ghostly, Georgia’s jailed ex-president nears death in hospital

Mikheil Saakashvili warned of Putin’s ambitions 15 years ago. Now he tells of torture by a regime that panders to Moscow

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AFP

US bans visas for Georgian judges over corruption

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas for four powerful judges in Georgia over alleged corruption, the latest toughening of its approach toward an ally after concerns of a shift in Tbilisi toward Russia.

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: It's a sensitive time for US-Sino relations

CHINA’S foreign minister Qin Gang is not a man to mince his words. At a news conference last week during the annual session of what’s been…

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Georgians flocked to the streets this week to protest a dodgy foreign interference bill.

WEKU

Georgians have been protesting a controversial bill for days. Lawmakers scrapped it

Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic voted Friday to drop their "foreign agents" bill, which critics view as a threat to democracy as well as the country's push to join the European Union.

Al Jazeera

Georgia’s parliament drops controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill

Meanwhile, Moscow accuses the US of stoking anti-Russian sentiment among the thousands who protested against the bill.

The Conversation

Georgia: 'foreign agent law' protests show disconnect between pro-Moscow government and west-leaning population

The Georgian government has been forced to withdraw its controversial “foreign agent” law after days of mass protests against what many saw as Russian-inspired legislation which would limit press freedom, making its chances of ever joining the European Union near impossible.

The Guardian - UK

Why did protesters in Georgia oppose the ‘Russian law’ bill?

Critics of withdrawn ‘foreign agents’ bill feared it would undercut bid for EU membership

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