Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, ... They also say the bill is based on a similar U.S. law — the Foreign Agents Registration Act — which dates back to 1938.

Georgia’s parliament adopted the controversial law on May 14th, which would have designated civil society organizations that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents.” The law, which is known as ...

Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill. President Salome Zourabichvili says the law is ‘Russian in its essence’, but parliament is expected to overturn veto.

Georgia's President Vetoes 'Foreign Agent' Law As Protesters Attacked In Tbilisi May 18, 2024 16:40 CET Updated May 18, 2024 17:39 CET By RFE/RL's Georgian Service and ...

Georgia's president has vetoed a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. On Tuesday MPs passed the controversial law which requires NGOs and independent media ...

Supporters say the law is about preventing outside influence. Critics say it's modeled on a Russian law to clamp down on dissent. Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill that has caused ...

Tbilisi, Georgia — Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday overrode the president’s veto of a controversial foreign agent law, despite protests at home and criticism in Western capitals, including a ...

Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Monday she had filed a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court against a law requiring groups that receive funding from abroad to register as foreign ...

Georgia president vetoes 'foreign agent' law. Image source, Reuters. ... 18 May 2024. Georgia's president has vetoed a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests.

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill that has caused widespread ... They also say the bill is based on a similar U.S. law — the Foreign Agents Registration Act — which dates back to ...