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The Republic of Georgia saw large protests and a brawl between lawmakers on Monday after its parliament revived a “foreign agent” bill that critics say is reminiscent of Russian law., before domestic protests and pushback from the European Union caused lawmakers to step back. If passed, news media and non-commercial organizations that receive more than 20% of funding from abroad would have to register as “agents of foreign influence.
The draft — proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party — calls for media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.Thousands of people demonstrated in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Monday demanding the withdrawal of a controversial"foreign influence" bill they say is inspired by authoritarian laws neighbouring Russia uses to crush dissent.
A previous attempt by the government to introduce a"foreign agents" bill was abandoned in the face of mass street protests last year.Georgia’s parliament descended into chaos Monday after the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party’s parliamentary faction was punched in the face while discussing a controversial law on"foreign agents."
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