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Thousands gathered at the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to protest against the so-called "foreign policies" bill. Injuries were reported as police used tear gas and water cannons to try to drive the crowds away from the gates to the parliament building. The law would require any organisation accepting more than 20 percent of its funding from outside Georgia to register as an “organisation pursuing the interests of a foreign power.”
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The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has strongly condemned violence against protesters in Georgia. Thousands of people took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Tuesday, as the country's parliament debated the second reading of a highly controversial foreign influence law. Riot police forcibly dispersed the crowds adorned with Georgian and EU flags using rubber bullets, tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons. Several protesters were arrested and beaten, including leading opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili, who pos...
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Thousands of people have attended a pro-government rally in the Georgian capital Tbilisi in support of a controversial foreign influence law. The divisive draft law requires media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics say it could undermine democracy and derail the country’s chances of joining the European Union. Similar legislation in Russia was used to suppress voices and groups critical of the Kremlin. Supporters of the bill - proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party - say ensuring...
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Thousands of people in Georgia have again taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi to protest against the controversial foreign influence transparency law. The divisive draft law requires media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under the foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics have dubbed it 'the Russian law', because Moscow uses similar legislation to stigmatise media and organisations seen as being at odds with the Kremlin. Many protesters fear the proposed legislation would undermine democracy and derail the country’s chan...
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Georgians have protested against a controversial foreign influence law. The legislation will compel media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. Similar laws were adopted in Russia and used to stifle opposition to the Kremlin.
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A massive brawl happened inside the Georgian Parliament on Monday, during heated discussions over a law deemed Russian-esque by critics. The legislation under debate will compel media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. Hundreds of protesters have been rallying outside the Parliament while it discussed the law in the juridical committee. Mamuka Mdinaradze, the head of the Georgian Dream Party fraction, was punched in the face while giving a speech by MP Alexander Elisahsivili. Elisahsivili accu...
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Skirmishes erupted inside the Georgian Parliament on Monday while a controversial foreign influence law was discussed. The legislation will compel media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. Similar laws were adopted in Russia and used to stifle opposition to the Kremlin.
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The federal judge rejected Georgia’s Republican-drawn congressional and state legislative map after ruling the state had violated the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones issued a December 8 deadline for Georgia legislators to redraw state lines or the court will create its own map. “After conducting a thorough and sifting review of the evidence in this case, the Court finds that the State of Georgia violated the Voting Rights Act when it enacted its congressional and legislative maps,” Jones wrote. “The Court commends Georgia for the great strides that it has made to increase th...
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After years of construction delays, the nation’s first nuclear reactor in more than 40 years is preparing to launch full operation at Plant Vogtle in Georgia. According to a report from Southern Co., the Atlanta-based parent of Georgia Power, Unit 3 is now providing everyday power after being halted by a cooling system issue. Federal regulators have approved work to commence on Unit 4, which could open later this year. Vogtle’s two new reactors will be able to power more than one million homes and businesses with carbon-free electricity. To help fund the endeavor, the Department of Energy’s Lo...
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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) won his first full term in the U.S. Senate by snagging the last open seat on Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election. “After a hard-fought campaign — or, should I say, campaigns — it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy: The people have spoken,” Warnock said in a speech before his supporters on Tuesday night. “I often say that a vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children. Georgia, you have been praying with your lips and your legs, your hands...
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