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Council of Europe Commissioner calls on Georgian authorities not to adopt law on foreign agents
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Council of Europe Commissioner calls on Georgian authorities not to adopt law on foreign agents
16 April 2024

If the bill on foreign agents is adopted in Georgia, it will negatively affect the work of the media and NGOs, including those working in the field of human rights and democracy. This was stated in a letter from Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty addressed to the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

Boris Akunin: “Putinism is a cancer that can corrode Georgia from the inside”
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Boris Akunin: “Putinism is a cancer that can corrode Georgia from the inside”
16 April 2024

Russian writer Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili), born in Georgia and living abroad, commented on the plans of the authorities of his homeland to approve the law on “foreign agents”.

Armenia accused Azerbaijan of ethnic cleansing in Karabakh
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Armenia accused Azerbaijan of ethnic cleansing in Karabakh
16 April 2024

Azerbaijani authorities are carrying out ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, erasing all traces of the presence of Armenians, including cultural and religious heritage. They did nothing for the safe return of Armenians to Karabakh. This was stated during the hearings in The Hague by the representative of Armenia at the International Court of Justice Yeghishe Kirakosyan.

New protests against the “pro-Russian” law on foreign agents were announced in Tbilisi
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New protests against the “pro-Russian” law on foreign agents were announced in Tbilisi
16 April 2024

Today the Georgian parliament will hold the first hearing on the adoption of the bill on foreign agents. It provides for the appearance of a register in which all non-profit legal entities and media outlets financed by more than 20% from abroad will be entered.

A mass brawl occurred in the Georgian parliament during the discussion of the law on foreign agents
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A mass brawl occurred in the Georgian parliament during the discussion of the law on foreign agents
15 April 2024

There was a fight in the Georgian parliament over the law on foreign agents. The leader of the opposition party Citizens, Aleko Elisashvili, attacked the head of the parliamentary majority, Mamuka Mdinaradze, when he spoke about the above-mentioned bill.

Rallies against the law on foreign agents again in Georgia
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Rallies against the law on foreign agents again in Georgia
15 April 2024

A demonstration against the adoption of the bill on foreign agents is taking place outside the parliament building in Tbilisi. Participants unfurled the EU flag. The protesters are chanting the slogans “No to the Russian law”, “No to the Russian dream”.

The President of Georgia called for strengthening control over Russian citizens
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The President of Georgia called for strengthening control over Russian citizens
13 April 2024

Russians entering Georgia are not controlled in any way, and there may be secret service agents among them. This was stated by the country's President Salome Zurabishvili.

Germany criticized Georgia for the bill on foreign agents
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Germany criticized Georgia for the bill on foreign agents
12 April 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized the bill on foreign agents initiated by the ruling Georgian Dream party. This happened at a joint press conference in Berlin after a meeting with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

Armenia does not exclude refusal to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan
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Armenia does not exclude refusal to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan
12 April 2024

Closed hearings on the issue of border delimitation with Azerbaijan were held in the Armenian parliament. Speaker Alen Simonyan did not rule out the possibility of refusing to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.

EU Ambassador to Georgia calls the law on foreign agents and European values incompatible
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EU Ambassador to Georgia calls the law on foreign agents and European values incompatible
11 April 2024

Answering a question about the impact of the law on foreign agents initiated by the Georgian authorities, EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky said that it is incompatible with European norms and values.