Thousands rally in Georgia as lawmakers move closer to passing ‘foreign influence’ bill

they came out in droves again to protest against the so-called Russian law undeterred by a growing security Crackdown tens of thousands of people crowded the streets ofisi on Wednesday to fight for their ideals it’s what we are afraid of more being gassed being beaten up or losing the country critics including Georgia’s president salom zurabishvili say the foreign influence bill is a carbon copy of a similar law in Russia and will be used to stifle media freedom is a duplicate of what Putin President Putin has been doing in Russia over the past years in order to suppress the Civil Society the non-governmental organizations opponents of the law also worry it could jeopardize Georgia’s bid for European membership it’s a geopolitical shift by Georgian Dream to drag back into Russian influence and to close the European future but the thing is that the majority of this country wants the opposite lawmakers approved the bill in its second reading on Wednesday during a heated parliamentary session opposition MP lean kab also took the stand to Showcase his wounds after he was beaten by police during the protest look these are the marks of Russia unfortunately many young people woke up with the same marks today last year a similar draft law was dropped by the ruling party following widespread popular protests

Tens of thousands of people rallied Wednesday in Georgia against a controversial “foreign influence” bill, after parliament advanced the measure that Brussels has warned would harm Tbilisi’s long-standing European aspirations.
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8 comments

  4. I wonder why Brussels is opposed to transparency regarding sources of finance for entities trying to influence Georgian society?

  7. We have a similar law here in the USA, it is in the best interest of Georgia to know which foreign countries (if any) are influencing the NGOs. Why are those NGO against, unless they have something to hide ?

  8. Never surrend Georgia people 🇬🇪 stay strong 💪. Fight for European future for Georgia people not for Russia future for Georgia. The Georgia government is supporting Russia's government, not Georgia people, if they are beating and hurting them own people

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