Georgia protests against scandalous bill again
Georgians in Tbilisi protest against the law on foreign agents (photo: t.me/NGnewsgeorgia)
The Georgian capital Tbilisi is once again protesting against the scandalous law on foreign agents. The document was approved by the Georgian parliament in the first reading a few days ago.
The protesters first protested against the scandalous law in front of the Georgian parliament. Then they moved towards the building of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
The protesters chanted "No to the Russian law! Yes to Europe" and "No to the offshore law".
The organizers of the rally do not rule out provocations by Georgian security forces, so they urged the protesters not to fall for them.
Georgians in Tbilisi protest against the law on foreign agents (photo: t.me/NGnewsgeorgia)
Georgians in Tbilisi protest against the law on foreign agents (photo: t.me/NGnewsgeorgia)
The law on foreign agents in Georgia
Recently, the Georgian parliament approved in the first reading the so-called law on foreign agents, which is very similar in content to the same Russian law. The document stipulates that organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad must register as agents of foreign influence. Organizations will be fined for refusing to do so.
The law was criticized by the Georgian opposition and Georgian society, as well as by the European Union and NATO. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, has already warned that the law will negatively affect Georgia's progress towards the EU. And NATO called the decision of the Georgian parliament a "step backward" on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration.
At the same time, the head of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Garibashvili, said that the scandalous law could be repealed or revised if Georgia is invited to join the EU.
