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Georgians rally against controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill – it’s the latest chapter in the country’s long history of political protest

Thousands of Georgians have flocked to the streets of Tbilisi, even in the pouring rain, in protest at the passing of a Russian-inspired law that brands overseas-funded NGOs as “foreign agents”. Those who oppose the bill say it could be used to curtail civil liberties.

The Conversation

‘Georgia is now governed by Russia’: how the dream of freedom unravelled

‘Foreign agents’ law just one of many moves made back towards Moscow while the west looked the other way

The Guardian - UK

'As Long As It Takes': Georgia's Gen Z Leading Street Protests

In a hip coffee shop in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, 21-year-old Tekla Jailava is serving her last few cappuccinos before heading for a third night of protests against an anti-NGO law she fears will ruin the Black Sea country's ties with the West.

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University of Georgia pulls out of ‘Cop City’ lawsuit requesting public records

Dean of law school orders first amendment clinic to curtail core work, including on Atlanta Police Foundation case

The Guardian - US

Georgia GOP RNC Election Integrity Battle

Amy Kremer's role in Georgia's RNC elections amid post-2020 election divisions and Trump's influence.

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Georgia Republicans push to replace Confederate statue with one of Hank Aaron, 'hero to Georgians everywhere'

Hammerin’ Hank would replace the vice president of the Confederacy.

Fortune

In Georgia, Russian émigrés see familiar Kremlin tactics

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, an estimated 100,000 Russians found refuge in the neighbouring Caucasus republic of Georgia. Many continue to work in the IT services sector for Russian firms. Others have opened their own businesses. Most express their solidarity with the thousands of Georgians demonstrating…

France 24

Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for Donald Trump today

In January 1967, after a gubernatorial election that saw neither candidate gain enough votes to win, the Georgia Legislature was faced with a vital decision: the selection of the state’s 75th governor during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

The Conversation

‘We are very strong’: Georgia’s gen Z drives protests against return to past

Resolutely European young people brave violent repression to loudly reject ‘foreign agents’ law and alignment with Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Georgian President Criticizes 'Foreign Influence' Bill As Unacceptable

Georgian President Zourabichvili opposes 'foreign influence' bill, sparking protests and EU concerns over its impact on free speech and European integration.

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Bidzina Ivanishvili: Georgia’s billionaire ‘puppet master’ betting the house on Moscow

As Georgians rally against an illiberal new law seen as a tilt to the Kremlin, its oligarch sponsor may consider it essential self-defence

The Guardian - UK

Georgia approves 'foreign agents' bill despite mass protests: Return to Russia's orbit?

Another showdown in the country that launched the so-called coloured revolutions. Georgia’s parliament has shrugged off some of the biggest protests in its post-Soviet history by approving a “foreign agents” bill that mirrors legislation in neighbouring Russia. The opposition argues it is the way for the government to curb media…

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International Business Times

Thousands Rally In Georgia Amid New Criticism Of 'Foreign Influence' Law

Thousands of Georgians took to the streets Wednesday in the latest round of a weeks-long mass protest against a "foreign influence" law whose adoption by Georgia has prompted a blizzard of international condemnation.

Latin Times

2024 Elections in Florida: 72% of Latinas, Black and Asian women support abortion access, poll says

The study, by Lake Research Partners and HIT Strategies, found Floridian women of color more motivated to vote than in Texas, Virginia, and Georgia

The Guardian - UK

Why has Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill caused so much protest and anger?

The law, now passed, which places restrictions on organisations with overseas funding, will damage civil society, say critics

International Business Times

Western Allies Denounce Georgia 'Foreign Influence' Law

Georgia faced a blizzard of international condemnation Wednesday as the EU, NATO and UN slammed the adoption of a controversial "foreign influence" law targeting overseas-funded NGOs. Ruling party lawmakers voted through the legislation Tuesday in defiance of protesters worried the Caucasus country is shifting away from its pro-Western course towards…

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Al Jazeera

Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill: What’s the controversy about? What’s next?

The ‘Russia law’ will make it hard for Georgia to join European Union, argue protesters, the US and Baltic states.

Al Jazeera

NATO warns Georgia ‘foreign agents’ bill is ‘step in wrong direction’

Protests set to continue as Western nations urge Georgian authorities against adopting ‘Kremlin-style’ measure.

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Is Jaylen Brown the leader of the Boston Celtics?

Is this the right take regarding the Georgia native's role with the Celtics?

The Guardian - UK

Georgia ‘returning to the past’ with foreign agents law, says president

Salome Zurabishvili says protests in Tbilisi prove Georgians ‘will never return to Russian pressure’

The Guardian - US

Deputy PM says attack on Slovakian PM was ‘politically motivated’ – as it happened

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International Business Times

'We Will Never Register': Georgia NGOs Vow To Defy Repressive Law

Baia Pataraia, the head of a leading women's rights group in Georgia, woke up last weekend to find her apartment building in the capital Tbilisi plastered with posters of her face and the words "foreign agent".

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Jaylen Brown on how a referee nearly impacted the outcome of Boston’s Game 4 win vs. Cavs

A ref collided with Brown in the game's waning seconds as the Georgia native took (and made) a critical 3.

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