Why a bill to curb ‘foreign influence’ in Georgia has triggered mass protests

Demonstrators hold a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign influence" in Tbilisi, Georgia on on May 2, 2024. © Irakli Gedenidze, Reuters

Georgia has been engulfed by huge protests triggered by a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.

Here is a look at the bill and the protests it has ignited: