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arista
09-03-2023, 04:58 PM
[Government officials said the proposals
were necessary to root out
"foreign influence" and "spies",
and that Georgians have the right
to know who funds non-government
organisations (NGOs).

- Parliamentary leaders have also said
the bills would help unmask critics
of the influential Georgian Orthodox Church.

- It says it is modelled on
the U.S. 1938 "Foreign Agents Registration Act",
which primarily covers lobbyists and organisations
directly working for or under the control
of foreign governments.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11839337/Why-Georgia-turmoil-foreign-agents-law.html


https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/08/europe/georgia-protests-wednesday-intl/index.html

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/03/08/multimedia/08georgia-1-ztml/08georgia-1-ztml-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp

Water Cannons used on the Protests

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/world/europe/georgia-protests-russia.html