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Thousands protest in Georgia against ‘Russia-style’ law on foreign influence

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The Bill is nearly identical to one that the governing Georgian Dream party was pressured to withdraw last year after street protests.

A demonstrator holds a Georgian national flag as he walks in front of the parliament building during an opposition protest against ‘the Russian law’ in the centre of Tbilisi, Georgia

The opposition denounces the Bill as “the Russian law”, because Moscow uses similar legislation to crack down on independent news media, non-profits and activists critical of the Kremlin. Huge crowds marched through Europe Square in the capital Tbilisi on Saturday, with demonstrators wrapped in Georgian and European Union flags and chanting “Georgia!”

Police block demonstrators near the parliament building during an opposition protest against ‘the Russian law’ in the centre of Tbilisi, Georgia

 

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