US EditionLawmakers brawl as Georgian Parliament considers ‘foreign agent’ bill
- Georgian politicians clashed in parliament over a controversial "foreign agents" bill, causing chaos.
- The bill, opposed by Western countries, would require organizations to register as foreign agents or face fines.
- Government officials met with EU, UK, and US ambassadors to discuss the bill's impact on relations.
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Georgia’s parliament presses forward with ‘foreign agent’ bill despite protests
TBILISI, April 16 — The speaker of Georgia’s parliament said that lawmakers would debate the first reading of a bill on “foreign agents” today as opponents called for a second day of protests against a measure they see as Russian-inspired. More than 5,000 people demonstrated today outside parliament, facing off against riot police and water cannon to oppose a bill that Georgian and Western critics have warned would jeopardise Georgia’s hopes of …
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In Georgia, thousands of pro-Western demonstrators again took to the streets against a law criticised as "Russian". Several arrests took place during the protests.
It's inspired by Russian authoritarianism, and it was proposed a year ago and then withdrawn after massive demonstrations, and now the government has represented it.
Hundreds of people protested on Monday in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, against the approval of the Foreign Agents Law. Additionally, as of now, according to the body, 14 people have been arrested. In 2023, the document received a rejection from the opposition led by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and, as detailed by RT, 'from the diplomatic corps, including the EU mission and the US Embassy in Georgia'. Meanwhile, the pressure exerted b…
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