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Abkhazia freezes assets of non-profit organisation citing tax evasion

The Centre for Humanitarian Programmes’ was accused of tax evasion.

Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law Live | Papuashvili: EU funding is opaque

Protests against the draft foreign agent law are continuing in Georgia, as the ruling Georgian Dream party pushes ahead with the controversial legislation.

Live updates | Georgian Government announces counter-rally in Tbilisi

Protests against the draft foreign agent law are continuing in Georgia, as the ruling Georgian Dream party pushes ahead with the controversial legislation.

Podcast | A week of protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law

OC Media’s Mariam Nikuradze and Shota Kincha about the mass protests against the foreign agent law and the government’s reactions.

Live updates | Foreign agent protests to continue

Further protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law have been announced for Friday evening.

Live updates | Protesters remain in detention after foreign agent law passes first hearing

A number of protesters remain in detention, with an opposition MP also claiming that he was beaten while being detained on Wednesday night. 

Georgian foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament amidst massive protests

Thousands of protesters came out to the streets to oppose the law as it passed its first hearing.

Live updates | Georgia’s foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament 

Protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law are set to resume after police beat and violently dispersed protesters and journalists outside Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday night.

Georgian police attack protesters after vote on first foreign agent bill hearing delayed

Protests against the bill continued for the second night outside parliament, with riot police making arrests and deploying pepper spray.

Live updates | Georgia’s foreign agent bill goes to plenary session 

Hearings of the controversial draft law are expected to resume at midday, after tens of thousands protested the law on Monday.

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