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Thousands of Georgians are protesting against a “foreign-agent” law

Thousands of Georgians are protesting against a “foreign-agent” law proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party. The law would brand media and ngos that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents” and has drawn comparisons to similar laws in Hungary and Russia.

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  • Thousands of Georgians are protesting against a “foreign-agent” law proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
  • The law would brand media and ngos that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents”.
  • The move has drawn comparisons to similar laws in Hungary and Russia, and prompted huge demonstrations in the capital, Tbilisi.
  • The move almost looks like a deliberate act of self-sabotage, with the law being rushed through its first reading two days before the debate was supposed to take place.
  • The country is trying to implement reforms that the eu has demanded as conditions of it becoming a formal candidate for membership.
Thousands of Georgians are protesting against a “foreign-agent” law
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