Georgian parliament adopts new foreign agents bill in final reading

Owl Mirrors in Tbilisi: On Wednesday, the Georgian Parliament adopted a law that is the translation of a US law requiring "foreign agents" to register officially.

Georgian parliament adopts new foreign agents bill in final reading

Speaker says law mirrors US Foreign Agents Registration Act - Anadolu Ajansı

The Georgian parliament adopted a new "foreign agents" law on Tuesday, which is a copy of a similar law in the US and replaces the previous law criticized by the opposition and NGOs as being of Russian inspiration, although the latter is milder than the new law, which will also include prison sentences, and the crime of "high treason" was reintroduced into the Criminal Code, abolished in 2007 by former president Mikheil Saakashvili, currently an…

The Parliament of Georgia today passed the law on foreign agents which provides for prison sentences for those who violate it

Final reading of new “foreign agents” law approved by Parliament in Georgia

The Georgian Parliament has passed the final reading of a new "foreign agents" law that targets both organisations and individuals who receive foreign funding and fail to register with the Justice Ministry.  The bill had drawn sharp criticism from Georgian opposition parties as well as U.S. and EU officials, who believe this bill will be used as a tool to suppress civil society and independent media.

Even four months after the outbreak of major protests, Georgians have not stopped enjoying demonstrations. This is despite the fact that the government of criticized Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze, who angered them by suspending integration with the EU and holding dubious elections, has not changed and continues to take controversial steps and political repression. The government in Tbilisi invites people to the streets “With a slight degree o…