georgiapolitics
Georgia's parliamentary speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, finalised the contentious "foreign agents" bill on Monday, sparking significant opposition and weeks of protests from critics who argue it threatens media freedom and jeopardises Georgia’s European Union aspirations. Papuashvili's endorsement followed the ruling Georgian Dream party's dismissal of President Salome Zourabichvili's veto. The legislation mandates that media outlets, NGOs, and other nonprofit entities must register as 'pursuing the interests of a foreign power' if over 20% of their funding originates from abroad. Venice Commissi...
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US lawmakers are moving to persuade the Georgian government not to adopt the controversial "Russian law." The law compels media and NGOs to register as "foreign agents" if they receive more than 20% of their funding abroad. It was recently passed in Georgia, despite mass protests. The proposed US initiatives are called the "Mobilizing and Enhancing George's Options for Building Accountability, Resilience and Independence" (MEGOBARI) and the Georgian People's Act. The acts offer visa liberalisation and opportunities to deepen US-Georgia relations in various sectors, but sanction those responsib...
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The law on “transparency of foreign influence” passed in Parliament of Georgia on 14th May despite weeks of almost daily demonstrations, continues to cause a public outcry. Opponents to the law say it is inspired by Moscow, and could compromise the country’s European destiny. “This law is against democracy, it is against human rights”, says Mamuka Kotetishvili a scientist, standing with his family in front of the Georgian Parliament among several thousand protesters. “It will affect not only the governance instances, but all fields of activity in Georgia, from the health system to the agricult...
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University and school students in Georgia have been driving protests against the country's divisive "foreign influence" law, which critics see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. The proposed law, passed by the parliament earlier this month, requires media and nongovernmental organisations and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.
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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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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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The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has strongly condemned violence against protesters in Georgia. Thousands of people took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Tuesday, as the country's parliament debated the second reading of a highly controversial foreign influence law. Riot police forcibly dispersed the crowds adorned with Georgian and EU flags using rubber bullets, tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons. Several protesters were arrested and beaten, including leading opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili, who pos...
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Thousands of people have attended a pro-government rally in the Georgian capital Tbilisi in support of a controversial foreign influence law. The divisive draft law requires media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics say it could undermine democracy and derail the country’s chances of joining the European Union. Similar legislation in Russia was used to suppress voices and groups critical of the Kremlin. Supporters of the bill - proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party - say ensuring...
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