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May 14, 2024 · Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. Lawmakers defied weeks of large demonstrations in the capital that also featured anger at neighboring Russia. Here is a look at the law and the protests against it: WHAT DOES THE LAW DO?
6 days ago · The government says it wants Georgia to be in the European Union and NATO, but that it has little choice but to take a more neutral stance on Russia, with which it fought a brief war in 2008,...
6 days ago · Georgia’s parliament has voted to override the presidential veto of a Russian-inspired “foreign agent” law, defying fierce protests at home and criticism abroad. Tuesday’s vote to bypass ...
6 days ago · Though he shook the hands of the other jury members, Udovychenko openly did not shake the hand of Vadim Repin, a Russian-born Belgian violinist. At the age of 17, Repin was the youngest violinist to win the Queen Elisabeth Competition, which had an indelible impact on his career.
6 days ago · Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of a measure that critics have dubbed the “Russian law” — dealing a crippling setback to hopes by pro-democracy forces that the...
May 27, 2024 · Maria Katamadze. 21 minutes ago. Bidzina Ivanishvili, an oligarch and Georgia's former prime minister, is thought to have masterminded the "foreign influence" bill, which critics see as a...
Mar 8, 2023 · Georgia’s bill followed the model of a controversial law in neighboring Russia that has already imposed draconian restrictions and requirements on organizations and individuals with foreign...
