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Lawmakers brawl as Georgian Parliament considers ‘foreign agent’ bill

Legislators debate bill requiring organisations that accept overseas funds to register as foreign agents or face fines.

Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2024

Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili Quits Ahead Of Elections

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned on Monday saying he would become chairman of the ruling party going into parliamentary elections in October.

International Business Times · Jan 29, 2024

Moldova and Georgia celebrate opened EU membership talks

Moldova and Georgia celebrated after European Union leaders buoyed their aspirations to join the 27 member nation bloc by removing key hurdles on their long path toward membership.

France 24 · Dec 15, 2023

Gaunt and ghostly, Georgia’s jailed ex-president nears death in hospital

Mikheil Saakashvili warned of Putin’s ambitions 15 years ago. Now he tells of torture by a regime that panders to Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

David Pratt: It's a sensitive time for US-Sino relations

CHINA’S foreign minister Qin Gang is not a man to mince his words. At a news conference last week during the annual session of what’s been…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 12, 2023

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 11 March 2023

Georgians flocked to the streets this week to protest a dodgy foreign interference bill.

inkl Originals · Mar 11, 2023

Georgians have been protesting a controversial bill for days. Lawmakers scrapped it

Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic voted Friday to drop their "foreign agents" bill, which critics view as a threat to democracy as well as the country's push to join the European Union.

WEKU · Mar 10, 2023

Georgia’s parliament drops controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill

Meanwhile, Moscow accuses the US of stoking anti-Russian sentiment among the thousands who protested against the bill.

Al Jazeera · Mar 10, 2023

Georgia: 'foreign agent law' protests show disconnect between pro-Moscow government and west-leaning population

The Georgian government has been forced to withdraw its controversial “foreign agent” law after days of mass protests against what many saw as Russian-inspired legislation which would limit press freedom, making its chances of ever joining the European Union near impossible.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023

Why did protesters in Georgia oppose the ‘Russian law’ bill?

Critics of withdrawn ‘foreign agents’ bill feared it would undercut bid for EU membership

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023