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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Irakli METREVELI

Thousands Of Georgians Protest Controversial Draft Law

The kilometre-long procession was led by a huge EU flag (Credit: AFP)

Thousands of Georgians staged a "March for Europe" Sunday, calling on the government to scrap a controversial "foreign influence" bill, which the EU has warned would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

There have been mass anti-government protests since mid-April, when the ruling Georgian Dream party reintroduced plans to pass a law critics say resembles Russian legislation used to silence dissent.

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