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In pictures | Georgians defeat the foreign agent law

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.
Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tbilisi for a second evening of protests on 8 March against Georgia’s draft foreign agent law.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Protesters attempted to place the parliament under siege, blocking the entrances in order to prevent the ruling Georgian Dream party from voting through the bill.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Photo: Shota Kincha/OC Media.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Police responded with force, deploying pepper spray, tear gas, and water cannons to push protesters back.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

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