or seeking citizenship. why the dutch government says it will restrict the export of some equipment used to make microchips, citing national and international security concerns. hello, and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws, which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations have been in the capital, tbilisi. the protests have been ongoing through the night. this is the scene there now, just after 6am. we ve seen police using water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and sent us this report. every big moment in history has its iconic image. this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe, and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured. protesters have bee
investigations, fines, even imprisonment on organisations that don t comply with an onus requirement to register if you get just as requirement to register if you getjust as much as 20% of your funds from foreign sources. but the real aim of this law has nothing to do with fiscal transparency of media on non governmental agencies as the government is claiming. what this law is really about is making it possible for the government to stigmatise marginalise and eventually silence organisations and media that are critical of the government. this is a very significant step. significant step. georgian dream chairman - significant step. georgian dream chairman said - significant step. georgian dream chairman said the | significant step. georgian i dream chairman said the law would help those working against rooting out those enemies of the country and the powerful 0rthodox georgian church. they also argued it was