Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law
Georgian Dream says it ‘may not need’ foreign agent law
The ruling party’s parliamentary leader, Mamuka Mdinaradze, has cited US President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend foreign aid.
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Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law
Georgian court sentences foreign agent law protester to five years in prison
Pridon Bubuteishvili, 20, was convicted of injuring a firefighter and damaging parliament’s gates during May’s foreign agent law protests.
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Georgian police move in on protest encampment in Tbilisi
Georgian police have moved in to forcibly disperse a round-the-clock demonstration in Tbilisi gathered to protest the widespread electoral violation during October’s parliamentary vote. At dawn, the police gave protesters a 15-minute deadline to vacate the busy intersection near Tbilisi State University which they had blocked since Sunday . Demonstrators had pitched tents and erected makeshift barricades in the area. Several thousand police officers took part in the operation, moving in
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Biden snubs Georgian PM Kobakhidze by revoking UN reception invite
The White House has disinvited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Georgia’s delegation from a reception for world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. On Wednesday, the US Embassy in Georgia told local media that Kobakhidze’s invitation to the reception was revoked due to his government’s anti-democratic actions, misinformation, and negative rhetoric about the US and the West. Voice of America reported the snub on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources including a se
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Georgian parliament adopts homophobic laws
Georgia’s parliament has adopted the ruling party’s homophobic legislative package in its third and final reading, banning ‘LGBT propaganda’, same-sex marriage, and gender affirming medical treatment. At the plenary session held on Tuesday, 84 MPs from the parliamentary majority voted in favour of adopting the draft law in the third and final hearing, with none voting against it. They also voted on projects connected to the law, which similarly received the support of the majority. Around
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Gakharia’s For Georgia expresses support for ‘parts’ of Georgian queer propaganda law
Giorgi Gakharia’s For Georgia party has said it would have voted for ‘parts’ of Georgian Dream’s queer propaganda law if the legislative package had been split up instead of being voted for as a whole. On Wednesday, For Georgia issued the statement in response to claims by Parliamentary Speaker Shalva Papuashvili that the party was opposed to the law. In his statement, Papuashvili praised Girchi — New Political Centre for taking part in the draft law’s second hearing, and claimed that For
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Georgia queer propaganda law passes second reading in parliament
Georgia’s queer propaganda law has passed its second reading in parliament by 81 votes to zero. The bill, supported by the ruling Georgian Dream Party, lays the foundation for a number of restrictions and changes. According to IPN, the ruling party plans to adopt the legislative amendments in their third and final reading during the next plenary week, on 17–20 September. The anti-queer legislative package ‘on the protection of family values and minors’ consists of one ‘main’ and 18 oth
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