WHAT IS THE 'FOREIGN AGENTS' BILL AND WHO'S CALLING FOR IT? The draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence would require all organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence,
Some 20,000 protesters rallied in Georgia on Wednesday after lawmakers advanced a controversial "foreign influence" law that opponents say will undermine Tbilisi's longstanding European aspirations.
STORY: The bill would require organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as being agents of foreign influence. It is likely to pass in a parliament controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party and its allies.
Georgian lawmakers gave a first green light Wednesday to a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked mass street protests over concerns it would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.
Georgia's parliament was poised to advance Wednesday with a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked mass street protests over concerns it would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.