Thousands protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill in Georgia

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Demonstrators converge on Tbilisi to denounce government-backed law likened to Russia’s silencing of dissent

Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.for almost a month after the ruling Georgian Dream party revived the bill that was dropped last year because of a huge backlash.

“We don’t need to return to the Soviet Union,” said 38-year-old Georgian-language teacher Lela Tsiklauri. Georgian Dream has defended the bill, saying it will increase transparency over NGOs’ foreign funding. It says it aims to sign the measure into law by mid-May.

 

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