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Georgia: final demonstrations before the vote on the law on foreign influence
Georgia: final demonstrations before the vote on the law on foreign influence
(FRANCEINFO)
Engaged for several weeks in a fight against a law inspired by Russia, Georgian demonstrators were mobilized in front of Parliament on Monday May 13. The text must be voted on Tuesday.
In the eyes of the mobilized Georgians, this is the last chance demonstration. Tuesday May 14, a text inspired by a Russian law must be adopted in Georgia. Protesters have been opposing it for weeks. On Saturday, there were several tens of thousands in the streets of the capital Tbilisi. In Russia, this law helped to muzzle the opposition.
Parliament barricaded on Monday
“With this law, they will distance us from Europe, and ultimately prevent us from integrating into the European Union.“, deplores a demonstrator. This law would require associations that receive foreign funding to register as foreign agents. All day Monday, the standoff continued in Tbilisi, in front of the barricaded Parliament. inside, the deputies opened the way for the solemn vote on the text on Tuesday. For the demonstrators, Parliament betrayed the people.
