Georgian authorities are backing a "foreign agents" bill despite criticism from Brussels and Washington. The bill is widely seen as emulating a repressive Russian law that allows the Kremlin to crush its critics.
TBILISI The corridors of Georgia's parliament building were blocked on February 20 as a small group of journalists and civil activists, with signs reading "No to Putin's Law" staged a protest. Inside, Georgian MPs gathered to decide on whether to register a controversial draft "foreign agent" law. The draft, which copies a similar lawTBILISI The corridors of Georgia's parliament building were blocked on February 20 as a small group of journalists and civil activists, with signs reading "No to Putin's Law" staged a protest. Inside, Georgian MPs gathered to decide on whether to register a controversial draft "foreign agent" law. The draft, which copies a similar law » The FINANCIAL Georgia
An anti-Western party in Georgia has proposed a controversial “foreign agent” bill that appears similar to an infamous legislation introduced in Russia in 2012. Activists and others have slammed the bill as an act of sabotage to Georgia’s EU candidacy aspirations and an attack on freedom of speech.