Freedom of ExpressionGeorgia’s Foreign Agent Law Live | Zourabichvili meets with EU ambassadorsby OC Media• 0 min readShare▲Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.The Caucasus is changing — so are we.The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers.Join our community and help push back against the hardliners.Become a memberProtests are continuing against Georgia’s draft foreign agent law. Read more: Editorial | Georgia’s ruling oligarch unhinged Ivanishvili touts conspiracy theories at massive pro-government rally in Tbilisi Georgian Dream eliminates taxes on offshore assets brought to Georgia Explainer | Why is Georgian Dream reviving the foreign agent law? Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of SpeechGeorgiaGeorgia’s Foreign Agent LawGeorgian DreamPolice BrutalityOC Media • Follow3340 articles•0 FollowersOpen Caucasus Media brings you news, commentary, multimedia, and podcasts from the North and South Caucasus.
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