EU says it ‘deeply regrets’ move that jeopardises country’s accession to the bloc
Georgia
Law requires organisations that get more than 20 per cent of budget from abroad to register as ‘carrying out interests of a foreign power’
Critics of the law, which sparked weeks of mass protests, say it resembles legislation used by the Kremlin
Protests continue in Tbilisi against measure dubbed ‘the Russian law’ by its opponents
Two US citizens and one Russian among 20 people detained at protests in Tbilisi
Vote would force non-governmental groups and media to register as ‘organisations serving the interest of a foreign power’
Legislation has been compared to that used in Russia to target critics of president Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin
Alarm grows in Brussels and Washington as ‘Kremlin inspired’ legislation completes second reading in parliament
Georgian film about a fearless 48-year-old heroine who has never wanted a husband, preferring blackberry-picking, cake and solitude
Riot police use pepper spray and batons to clear demonstrators with proposed legislation seen as authoritarian and Russian-inspired
A deeply unpopular Putin-like law would require think tanks, media outlets and campaign groups receiving funding from abroad to declare themselves as ‘foreign agents’
Critics compare measure to Russian legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent
Georgian Dream party’s draft law would ban sex changes and adoption by same-sex couples
Despite some weaknesses, this quest novel set in post-Soviet Georgia is tough, funny and pacy
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