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Live updates | Foreign agent protests to continue

Further protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law have been announced for Friday evening.

Live updates | Foreign agent protests to continue

Further protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law have been announced for Friday evening.

Live updates | Protesters remain in detention after foreign agent law passes first hearing

A number of protesters remain in detention, with an opposition MP also claiming that he was beaten while being detained on Wednesday night. 

Live updates | Protesters remain in detention after foreign agent law passes first hearing

A number of protesters remain in detention, with an opposition MP also claiming that he was beaten while being detained on Wednesday night. 

Georgian foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament amidst massive protests

Thousands of protesters came out to the streets to oppose the law as it passed its first hearing.

Georgian foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament amidst massive protests

Thousands of protesters came out to the streets to oppose the law as it passed its first hearing.

Live updates | Georgia’s foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament 

Protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law are set to resume after police beat and violently dispersed protesters and journalists outside Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday night.

Live updates | Georgia’s foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament 

Protests against Georgia’s foreign agent law are set to resume after police beat and violently dispersed protesters and journalists outside Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday night.

Georgian police attack protesters after vote on first foreign agent bill hearing delayed

Protests against the bill continued for the second night outside parliament, with riot police making arrests and deploying pepper spray.

Georgian police attack protesters after vote on first foreign agent bill hearing delayed

Protests against the bill continued for the second night outside parliament, with riot police making arrests and deploying pepper spray.

Live updates | Georgia’s foreign agent bill goes to plenary session 

Hearings of the controversial draft law are expected to resume at midday, after tens of thousands protested the law on Monday.

Live updates | Georgia’s foreign agent bill goes to plenary session 

Hearings of the controversial draft law are expected to resume at midday, after tens of thousands protested the law on Monday.

Live updates | Georgian foreign agent bill goes to first committee hearings

Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream Party are continuing to go ahead with the draft foreign agent law despite domestic and international protestation.

Live updates | Georgian foreign agent bill goes to first committee hearings

Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream Party are continuing to go ahead with the draft foreign agent law despite domestic and international protestation.

‘My son is not a smuggler’: how Azerbaijan detains critics

Azerbaijan has detained journalists and activists on charges of smuggling money, but their families claim that the accusations are far from the truth. 

‘My son is not a smuggler’: how Azerbaijan detains critics

By Aytan Farhadova

Azerbaijan has detained journalists and activists on charges of smuggling money, but their families claim that the accusations are far from the truth. 

US State Department says to ‘stay tuned’ for possible Georgia sanctions

Miller was asked if the US would repeat a threat made last year to sanctioned MPs who voted for the foreign agent bill.

US State Department says to ‘stay tuned’ for possible Georgia sanctions

Miller was asked if the US would repeat a threat made last year to sanctioned MPs who voted for the foreign agent bill.

Georgian civil servants ‘pressured’ to promote foreign agent bill

Georgian Dream has faced backlash for reintroducing the controversial legislation.

Georgian civil servants ‘pressured’ to promote foreign agent bill

Georgian Dream has faced backlash for reintroducing the controversial legislation.