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‘No to the Russian law’: Georgians protest ‘foreign agents’ bill

Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a rally against the 'foreign agents' law in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 7, 2023 [Irakli Gedenidze/ Reuters]

Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi have fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds protesting against a proposed “foreign agents” law that is reminiscent of a Russian measure used to silence critics.

Hundreds of police converged on streets around Georgia’s parliament building late on Wednesday night in a bid to break up the protests. Thousands gathered there for a second day, holding Georgian and European Union flags and chanting “no to the Russian law”.

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