US EditionGeorgian lawmakers tussle in parliament after crackdown on foreign agent protesters
- Georgian security forces employed water cannon, tear gas, and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament in response to the "foreign agents" bill, resulting in 63 detainments and 6 officer injuries.
- Lawmakers in Georgian parliament engaged in physical altercations during the debate over the controversial "foreign agents" bill, with one pro-government member throwing a book at opposition legislators.
- The violent crackdown on protesters led to chaos inside the chamber, encompassed by police using excessive force in response to the bill discussions considered authoritarian and Russian-influenced.
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Georgian Police Crack Down On Protesters Rallying Over 'Foreign Agent' Law
Georgian police used water cannons, tear gas, and batons against demonstrators protesting the parliament's vote to advance a foreign influence bill that has sparked weeks of mass protests and warnings from the West that it would damage Georgia's course toward joining Euro-Atlantic institutions.
Georgian police disperse protesters as parliament approves 'foreign bill' second reading
Georgian police disperse protesters as parliament approves 'foreign bill' second reading Georgia's parliament on Wednesday approved the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticised as Kremlin-inspired, as police fired tear gas and stun grenades to clear a large crowd of protesters opposed to the draft law. The bill, which would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as age…
In Georgia, on Wednesday, the parliament passed a law on so-called "foreign influence". It stipulates that organisations financed by at least one fifth of foreign funds must be allowed to register. Protests against the new law have been going on for weeks. Critics see it as a clear parallel to the law against "foreign agents" in Russia. This allows the authorities there to take massive action against critical media and organisations. On Wednesda…
In Georgia, Parliament also voted in second reading in favour of the so-called 'foreign agents' law.
Georgia parliament backs ‘foreign agent’ bill second reading amid protests
Georgia's parliament voted on Wednesday to approve the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has been criticised as Kremlin-inspired, as thousands of protesters opposed to the draft demonstrated on the street outside. The bill, which would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence, has sparked a rolling political crisis in the South Caucasus country, with tho
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