Why are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?

Demonstrators with Georgian national and EU flags shout anti-government slogans near the parliament building in the centre of Tbilisi. Photograph: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP

Georgia has been rocked for weeks by demonstrations against a bill that would force non-governmental groups and media to register as “organisations serving the interest of a foreign power” if more than 20% of their funding comes from overseas.

Overnight on Sunday and into Monday protesters were engaged in a last-stand demonstration against the bill before a final vote in parliament on Tuesday.