Georgia
Georgian Dream passes media and civil society restrictive laws with final hearing
The laws were unanimously passed by the ruling party in the absence of opposition in parliament
People are set to gather for a second day of protests as the foreign agents bill is expected to go to its first plenary hearing, a day after the Georgian Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee greenlit the controversial law. The bill was advanced amidst upheaval in parliament and as tens of thousands protested outside.
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