Posted on Mar 10, 2023
Georgians have been protesting a controversial bill for days. Lawmakers scrapped it
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https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/ [login to see] /georgia-foreign-agent-law-protests
Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic of Georgia voted to drop a controversial "foreign agents" bill on Friday after days of mass protests in the capital, Tbilisi, and widespread criticism from the West.
The law would have required all individuals, civil society organizations, and media outlets that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents, opening the door to monitoring and possible sanctions.
Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic of Georgia voted to drop a controversial "foreign agents" bill on Friday after days of mass protests in the capital, Tbilisi, and widespread criticism from the West.
The law would have required all individuals, civil society organizations, and media outlets that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents, opening the door to monitoring and possible sanctions.
Georgians have been protesting a controversial bill for days. Lawmakers scrapped it
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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A law like that here would be a *yawn*, but I can absolutely see the fear that it would engender in Georgia.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
Georgia can look at it's neighbors and see the effect of not controlling the NGO's. NGO's drove a lot of the protest during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine and a realistic view is that they are the sponsors of the protest in Georgia. How many of these organizations are supported by Gates or Soros?
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