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Macron, Scholz voice 'deep concern' at Georgia foreign influence law

The leaders of France and Germany on Sunday said they are "deeply concerned by the situation in Georgia" where parliament approved a controversial "foreign influence" law that goes "against European values".

Radio France Internationale

Russian Exiles In Georgia Inspired By Protests But Scared

Stood in the middle of a Tblisi demonstration, Russian emigre Ivan looked on with a tinge of nostalgia as thousands of Georgians protested against a highly-controversial law targeting NGOs and the media.

International Business Times

Georgian President Zurabishvili vetoes controversial 'Russian law'

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday put a mostly symbolic veto on the "foreign influence" law that sparked unprecedented protests and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

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Georgia Celebrates Day Of Family Purity Amid LGBTQ+ Tensions

Georgia's Day of Family Purity march highlights clash between traditional values and LGBTQ+ rights amidst political controversies.

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Georgians rally against controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill – it’s the latest chapter in the country’s long history of political protest

Thousands of Georgians have flocked to the streets of Tbilisi, even in the pouring rain, in protest at the passing of a Russian-inspired law that brands overseas-funded NGOs as “foreign agents”. Those who oppose the bill say it could be used to curtail civil liberties.

The Conversation

'As Long As It Takes': Georgia's Gen Z Leading Street Protests

In a hip coffee shop in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, 21-year-old Tekla Jailava is serving her last few cappuccinos before heading for a third night of protests against an anti-NGO law she fears will ruin the Black Sea country's ties with the West.

International Business Times

In Georgia, Russian émigrés see familiar Kremlin tactics

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, an estimated 100,000 Russians found refuge in the neighbouring Caucasus republic of Georgia. Many continue to work in the IT services sector for Russian firms. Others have opened their own businesses. Most express their solidarity with the thousands of Georgians demonstrating…

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Al Jazeera

Georgia ‘returning to the past’ with foreign agents law, says president

Salome Zurabishvili says protests in Tbilisi prove Georgians ‘will never return to Russian pressure’

The Guardian - UK

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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

Georgia protests: Thousands close major intersection in Tbilisi – as it happened

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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.

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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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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International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Georgia protests: as police fire teargas in Tbilisi, the EU must show Putin it means business

Georgia’s brutal crackdown is aimed at torpedoing the population’s accesssion hopes

Al Jazeera

‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’

Violence has rocked Tbilisi as angry citizens fear Georgia will fall into ‘enemy hands’.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

Thousands protest as Georgia parliament advances ‘foreign influence’ bill

Lawmakers vote 83 to 23 to adopt the bill in a second reading, despite three weeks of anti-government protests.

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