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Georgia President Vetoes 'Russian Law' Amid Mass Protests

Georgia's president vetoed a controversial 'Russian law' amid protests, raising concerns over democratic principles and strained Russia-Georgia relations.

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Bidzina Ivanishvili: Georgia’s billionaire ‘puppet master’ betting the house on Moscow

As Georgians rally against an illiberal new law seen as a tilt to the Kremlin, its oligarch sponsor may consider it essential self-defence

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Thousands Rally In Georgia Amid New Criticism Of 'Foreign Influence' Law

Thousands of Georgians took to the streets Wednesday in the latest round of a weeks-long mass protest against a "foreign influence" law whose adoption by Georgia has prompted a blizzard of international condemnation.

International Business Times

Western Allies Denounce Georgia 'Foreign Influence' Law

Georgia faced a blizzard of international condemnation Wednesday as the EU, NATO and UN slammed the adoption of a controversial "foreign influence" law targeting overseas-funded NGOs. Ruling party lawmakers voted through the legislation Tuesday in defiance of protesters worried the Caucasus country is shifting away from its pro-Western course towards…

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Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next?

The ‘Russia law’ will make it hard for Georgia to join European Union, argue protesters, the US and Baltic states.

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NATO warns Georgia ‘foreign agents’ bill is ‘step in wrong direction’

Protests set to continue as Western nations urge Georgian authorities against adopting ‘Kremlin-style’ measure.

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'We Will Never Register': Georgia NGOs Vow To Defy Repressive Law

Baia Pataraia, the head of a leading women's rights group in Georgia, woke up last weekend to find her apartment building in the capital Tbilisi plastered with posters of her face and the words "foreign agent".

International Business Times

US warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west

Official suggests US funding could be pulled as new ‘Kremlin-inspired’ law provokes mass protests

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France 24

Georgian parliament approves divisive 'foreign agents' bill after final reading

The Georgian parliament on Tuesday approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.

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Georgian lawmakers approve 'foreign agents' bill, as country braces for more protests

The bill faces a likely veto from Georgia's president, which parliament can override. Protesters who oppose the measure say it is modeled on a Russian law used to clamp down on dissent.

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‘The whole country will strike’: protesters vow to keep fighting Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill

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

France 24

Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote

A decisive vote on Tuesday could see the final adoption of a law, dubbed the “Russian law” by critics, that targets civil society organisations and independent media in Georgia that receive foreign funding. For ten days now, the pro-Russian government in power in Tbilisi has made no secret of its…

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Georgians protest in last-ditch effort to block controversial ‘Russian law’

Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial "foreign influence" law that critics say was inspired by repressive Russian legislation.

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Georgia police accused of beating protesters against ‘foreign influence’ bill

Unrest came as demonstrator who was attacked near his home says government is trying to intimidate critics

International Business Times

Georgians Protest In Last Stand Against 'Foreign Agent' Bill

Around 1,000 protesters were still outside Georgia's parliament Monday morning after an all-night last-stand demonstration against a highly controversial Russian-style "foreign influence" bill.

International Business Times

Georgia Warns Protesters Of Arrests If They Block Parliament

Georgia's government on Sunday issued a warning to protesters that it would arrest anyone who blocked the parliament, ahead of an expected late-evening rally against a Russian-style "foreign agent" bill.

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Georgian Protesters March Against 'Foreign Agents' Bill

Over 50,000 protesters in Georgia challenge 'foreign agents' bill, sparking political crisis and concerns about the country's alignment with the West.

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Georgia protest against ‘Russian law’ draws tens of thousands in Tbilisi

Around 50,000 protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial foreign influence bill, dubbed "the Russian law", and backed by the Georgian government. Critics say the bill is inspired by a law in Russia that has been used to clamp down on dissent.

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Thousands Rally In Tbilisi Against 'Foreign Influence' Bill

Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.

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