Published 07/21/2024 9:39:00 a.m.

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

The “Foreign Influence” Law requires media, civil society groups, and nonprofit organizations to register if receiving over 20% of funding from abroad, subjecting them to state scrutiny.
Activists believe the law aims to stigmatize them and limit debate ahead of Georgia's October election, while the government claims it protects against foreign destabilization.
Hugh Williamson from Human Rights Watch states the law threatens democracy by marginalizing critical voices, calling it an existential threat.

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

The 'foreign influence' law requires media, civil society groups and nonprofit organizations to register as 'pursuing the interests of a foreign power' if they receive more than 20 per cent of their funding from abroad. It also subjects them to intense state scrutiny and imposes steep fines for noncompliance.

07/21/2024 11:27:30 a.m.·Canada

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

In Georgia, campaign groups and independent media say a new law purportedly to curb “foreign influence” represents an existential threat to them. The foreign influence law was passed by the

07/21/2024 4:03:43 a.m.·United States

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

In Georgia, campaign groups and independent media say a new law purportedly to curb “foreign influence” represents an existential threat to them

07/21/2024 4:03:42 a.m.·United States

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

Associated Press Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on posters, accusing her of being an agent of foreign influence, a traitor and a spy, rattled her. Gigauri, who leads one of Georgia’s main anti-corruption campaign groups, says she and many others have been targeted in connection with a new law, pushed through parliament by the government. The “foreign influ…

07/21/2024 4:03:43 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

07/21/2024 4:03:43 a.m.·Panama City, United States

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on posters, accusing her of being an agent of […]

07/20/2024 11:05:53 p.m.·Winnipeg, Canada

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As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink

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