This is a FARA type law. IMO the NGOs are panicking and paying the protestors again. If passed, lots of Georgian politicians and NGOs will have to disclose massive US and EU payments.
https://t.me/EurasianChoice/36790??Protests against the draft law on "foreign agents" continue in Georgia. Earlier, it was approved by the parliamentary committee on legal issues, and today the deputies have begun to consider it.
Several thousand people, who opposed the planned innovations, gathered outside the parliament building.
To ensure the safety of the deputies, special forces officers arrived, who also installed a water cannon.
At the moment, the security forces have begun to disperse the protesters, using tear gas and detaining radical protesters, among other things. At the same time, the continuation of protests should be expected tomorrow, when the postponed vote on the law will take place.
The bill on foreign agents was widely discussed in Georgia back in March 2023, when it was withdrawn after a series of protests. However, in April of this year, it was again submitted for consideration.
At the same time, some media outlets again shared their assumptions that all the unrest is being rocked by the West in order to maintain the influence of their NGOs and various "independent media". However, as last year, so far everything in Tbilisi is taking place within the framework of a standard domestic political background.
And it is not worth pinning hopes that the adoption of the law will become the basis for the termination of the work of numerous Western organizations. It is unlikely that the Georgian government will change its political course and refuse to cooperate with the West although everything is possible.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/94620A serious fight occurred in the Georgian parliament during the consideration of the controversial law on foreign agents; the parliament interrupted the broadcast.
Inna's note: I like Georgia: beatiful landscapes, ancient cities, great food and passionate people!
