Georgia’s parliament speaker signs a divisive foreign influence bill into law

Georgia’s parliament speaker signs controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill

Critics say the law curbs media freedom and will threaten Georgia’s chances of joining the EU

Georgia's parliament speaker approves controversial bill

Georgia's "foreign agents" bill, sparking protests and a presidential veto over concerns for media freedom and EU aspirations, is defended by the government but faces calls for abandonment from the EU and US.

Georgia's controversial, Russia-like "foreign agent" bill becomes law after weeks of protests

Critics say the true goal of the law is to stigmatize opposition and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections in October

Georgia signs 'foreign influence' bill into law

Georgia has signed controversial "foreign influence" legislation into law, prompting its pro-European opposition to vow far-reaching political reforms if they win October's elections.

Georgian speaker signs 'foreign agents' bill into law

Gerogian opposition groups have denounced a bill as "the Russian law" because it resembles Kremlin measures to crack down on independent media and activists.