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In Georgia, the ruling government borrowed from Russia’s lead – after backing down from its first attempt to pass a foreign agent law in the face of massive protests, it pushed it through ...
Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.
From Russia to Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia to Hungary, “foreign agent” style laws have become a preferred instrument for authoritarians to extinguish critical voices, shield their rule from ...
Opponents of the law—including Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, who had attempted to veto it—have called it the “Russia law” for its similarity to the Kremlin’s legislation targeting so-called ...
In May 2024, Georgia’s parliament voted to uphold a law labeling many nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as foreign agents. Advocates of Georgian democracy fear that its implementation will ...
The dangers of this law are stark and immediate. Drawing inspiration from Russia’s 2012 “foreign agent” legislation, it provides the Georgian government with a powerful tool to discredit and ...
The speaker of Georgia's parliament said he signed into law Monday a divisive measure that has drawn weeks of protests by critics — at least 20 of whom were arrested, including two U.S ...
TBILISI, Georgia — The speaker of Georgia's parliament said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive "foreign agents" bill that has prompted weeks of protests by critics who say it ...
The political crisis engulfing the country of Georgia continues, with the US and its European allies condemning the ruling party of the tiny South Caucasus nation as pro-Russian.
The parliament of Georgia has overridden the earlier veto of a law that would require NGOs in Georgia to disclose themselves as “agents of foreign influence” if they receive 20 percent or more ...