Tag: Georgia
President vetoes hotly contested ‘foreign influence’ law
In Georgia, President Salomé Zourabichvili vetoed the very controversial law on “foreign agents”. This is a surprise, as she had hinted that she would use the full legal deadline of…
Hungary rejects EU text calling on Georgia to withdraw ‘foreign influence’ law
Hungary is increasingly playing the Russian card. Friday May 17, Viktor Orban’s government refused to approve a joint European Union text, calling on Georgia to withdraw its law on “foreign…
Georgia: in Gori, the difficult mobilization against the law on foreign influences
In Georgia, mobilization continues against the law on foreign influences. A law passed definitively this week and which requires NGOs and the media to declare themselves to the authorities if…
independent media threatened by new law on “foreign influence”
In Georgia, mobilization continues against the law on “foreign influence”. The latter threatens in particular NGOs financed by Western countries, but also independent media which receive funds from abroad. These…
Uncertainty in Georgia, where the government promises to crack down on any attempt to block Parliament
The demonstrators are maintaining pressure on the Georgian government, opposed for almost a month to the adoption of a bill on “foreign influence”, reminiscent of that of Russia on foreign…
Parliament votes in 2nd reading on the “Russian law” after a violently repressed demonstration
The Georgian Parliament adopted on Wednesday May 1, 2024 at second reading a controversial bill on “foreign influence”, the origin of major protest demonstrations in this Caucasian country, violently repressed…
In Georgia, concern over the return of the bill on foreign agents
Monday evening (April 29, 2024), in reaction to the mobilization of opponents of the text, the ruling party organized a counter-demonstration in front of Parliament. In Tbilisi, the Georgian Parliament…
In Georgia, protesters oppose a new “agent law” based on the Russian model | Foreign countries
In recent days, large demonstrations against the government’s so-called agent law have been organized in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The government of Georgia has revived a bill that had…
Tens of thousands protested a bill related to media and organizations in Georgia | Foreign countries
Among other things, the EU has criticized the bill. In Georgia, around 20,000 people demonstrated in the streets of the capital Tbilisi against the government’s bill. According to the bill,…
the French mixed team crowned European champion by dominating Georgia
The French mixed judo team was crowned European champion for the second time in its history by dominating Georgia, defending champion, in the final (4-0) this Sunday April 28 in…