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Thousands of people rally against the adoption of the law on foreign agents near the parliament building in Tbilisi News

March 8, 2023

The police used tear gas and water cannons. Reported casualties, including by law enforcement.On Tuesday, the Georgian Parliament, with an overwhelming majority of votes (76 for, 13 against), adopted in first reading the law “On the transparency of foreign influence”, according to which any organization, including the media, which receives more than 20% of its funding coming from abroad, should be recognized as an agent of foreign influence.Earlier, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said she would veto the law if passed.The adoption of such a law was met with opposition from opposition politicians and representatives of Western countries. According to them, this will jeopardize the democratic processes in Georgia.

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