Georgia
Georgian government opens hotline to report FARA violations
The new restrictive media law, allegedly based on the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), comes into force 1 June.
Protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law have moved to the Government Chancellery in Tbilisi after parliament approved the bill in its first hearing.
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- Georgian police attack protesters after vote on first foreign agent bill hearing delayed
- Georgian foreign agent law passes first committee amidst protests and blows in parliament
- Explainer | Why is Georgian Dream reviving the foreign agent law?
- Podcast | The ‘Russian Law’ returns to Georgia
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