Post by sevenofnine on Apr 17, 2024 11:42:23 GMT -5
This is Russia Georgia
Riot police started on Tuesday evening to clear protests organized outside Georgia's Parliament building in Tbilisi, as lawmakers approved a draft of a controversial NGO bill for further reading.
Thousands of protesters gathered for the second day outside Parliament, decrying the Russian-style "foreign agents" bill.
Police used pepper spray against the protesting crowds, with water cannon kept on standby. The Interior Ministry announced on social media that 11 people had been detained.
The controversial bill stipulates that non-commercial organizations and news media that receive 20% or more of their funding from overseas would have to register as "pursuin
www.dw.com/en/georgia-riot-police-clear-foreign-agents-bill-protesters/a-68843606
Riot police started on Tuesday evening to clear protests organized outside Georgia's Parliament building in Tbilisi, as lawmakers approved a draft of a controversial NGO bill for further reading.
Thousands of protesters gathered for the second day outside Parliament, decrying the Russian-style "foreign agents" bill.
Police used pepper spray against the protesting crowds, with water cannon kept on standby. The Interior Ministry announced on social media that 11 people had been detained.
The controversial bill stipulates that non-commercial organizations and news media that receive 20% or more of their funding from overseas would have to register as "pursuin
www.dw.com/en/georgia-riot-police-clear-foreign-agents-bill-protesters/a-68843606
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