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Georgia should repeal its divisive "foreign influence" law, according to the Council of Europe's Venice Commission. The law, which the Georgian parliament approved in the final reading last week, would require media and NGOs to register as "foreign agents" if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. It has sparked mass protests, amid fears the law could be used to curb press freedom and opposition voices. Similar legislation was used by the Kremlin to stifle opposition voices, leading critics in Georgia to dub it "the Russian law". The Venice Commission said on Tuesday the gove...
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Tens of thousands of people, including Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, marched through Tbilisi on Friday to celebrate the Day of Family Purity, a holiday established by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2013 to promote traditional family values. The march, coinciding with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, highlighted the country's deep divisions over LGBTQ+ rights. Participants in the procession carried icons and wore traditional costumes as they made their way to the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Family Purity and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoricPrime Minister Kobakhidze and ...
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Just a year ago, a summit meeting of the leaders of Turkey and Greece would have created sensational news. But when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Ankara this week, it was almost a routine talk between neighbours. The meeting was their fourth in 10 months as the two leaders try to put an end to decades of mutual animosity by focusing on trade, tourism, energy and repairing cultural ties, among other areas. “In the critical area of migration, the cooperation between our two countries and especially between the police and the coast guard is paying off...
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Georgia is being roiled by some of the largest and angriest protests in its modern history after its parliament passed a law that will force NGOs receiving substantial support from abroad to register as "foreign-funded organisations". Decried by opponents as the "Russian law" because of its resemblance to legislation imposed by the Kremlin, the Foreign Influence Law marks a major blow against pro-democracy NGOs working against electoral corruption. But their troubles did not begin with the law's passage. Nino Dolidze is the director of the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy...
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The new "Russian law" that passed in Georgia is a step in the wrong direction, a NATO spokesperson said on Wednesday. “The Georgian government’s decision to pass legislation on so-called ‘foreign agents’ is a step in the wrong direction,” said NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah, and added that it took Georgia “further away from European and Euro-Atlantic integration.” The law requires media and NGOs to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Opponents of the bill, who have dubbed it the "Russian law" because of similar...
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Critics fear it jeopardizes democratic freedoms and EU aspirations, requiring media and NGOs to register if over 20% of funding is foreign. The government argues it combats harmful foreign influence and prevents destabilization. Opposition labels it "the Russian law," akin to Moscow's crackdown on dissent. Mass protests grip the nation, echoing last year's pressure on a similar bill. Renewed demonstrations prompt police clashes with tear gas and water cannons. President Zourabichvili vows veto, but ruling party's majority could override it.
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The European Union is urging Georgia's government to stick to the path of democratic reform to join the bloc, as the parliament is set to approve a bill that would tighten control on organisations receiving foreign funds. Protesters have gathered in front of the parliament building on Monday to protest against the so-called "Russian law," which is widely seen as Kremlin-type legislation aimed at stifling free speech. “Georgia after all is a candidate country, we hope, we expect, and we call on the authorities to go back on the European path and deliver on all the commitments they took upon the...
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The so-called "Russian law" is to play a crucial role before next October's Georgian parliamentary elections. The ruling party, Georgian Dream, is willing to reduce drastically the political weight of the NGOs that have been receiving funding from abroad, especially from the EU and the US. Through the formally defined "foreign influence" law, the Kremlin-friendly Georgian government and parliamentary majority aim to force the NGOs that receive more than 20% of funding from abroad to register as "foreign agents". A number of international human rights NGOs with a presence in Georgia, including ...
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Thousands gathered at the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to protest against the so-called "foreign policies" bill. Injuries were reported as police used tear gas and water cannons to try to drive the crowds away from the gates to the parliament building. The law would require any organisation accepting more than 20 percent of its funding from outside Georgia to register as an “organisation pursuing the interests of a foreign power.”
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