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Georgian police beat, obstruct journalists covering protests against foreign agent law

CPJ 13 Mar 2023
Starting March 2, law enforcement officers in the capital, Tbilisi, attacked and obstructed the work of at least 14 journalists covering protests against proposed “foreign agent” legislation, according to news reports, statements by the Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics and ...
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Georgian theater calls cooperation with Khamatova nonsense

The Eastern Herald 10 Mar 2023
Agency "Moscow" | Kirill ZykovEkaterina Pandzhikidze, press officer of the ...
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Georgian parliament rejects 'foreign agents' bill

Anadolu Agency 10 Mar 2023
... on "Transparency of Foreign Influence" had prompted to demonstrations in Tbilisi since Monday, leading to the arrest of 66 people and injuring more than 50 law enforcement officers.
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Georgia is a new front in Russia’s hybrid war

Taipei Times 10 Mar 2023
After two nights of violent clashes with riot police in Tbilisi, Georgian protesters on Thursday won a victory when the ruling party announced it was withdrawing a proposal cracking down on civil society groups and the media that sparked the demonstrations ... The scenes in Tbilisi ...
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Georgians protest 'foreign agent' bill after violent clashes

The Jordan Times 09 Mar 2023
TBILISI — At least two thousand demonstrators marched through the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, on Wednesday to protest government plans to introduce a "foreign agent" law reminiscent of Russian legislation used to silence critics ... Police said on Wednesday more than 60 demonstrators had been detained and 50 police officers injured.
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Russian lawmaker says Georgia 'under sword of targeted propaganda'

Anadolu Agency 09 Mar 2023
... law on "Transparency of Foreign Influence" led to the demonstrations in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi since Monday, which led to the arrest of 66 people and injured more than 50 law enforcement officers.​​​​​​​.
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Georgian Opposition Makes Demands to Government at Tbilisi Rally

Urdu Point 08 Mar 2023
TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th March, 2023) The Georgian opposition organized another large-scale rally in Tbilisi on Wednesday, giving the country's government an hour to withdraw a controversial draft bill on foreign agents from the parliament and release all detained demonstrators, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
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UPDATE - Georgian Opposition Makes Demands to Government at Tbilisi Rally

Urdu Point 08 Mar 2023
TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th March, 2023) The Georgian opposition organized another large-scale rally in Tbilisi on Wednesday, giving the country's government an hour to withdraw a controversial draft bill on foreign agents from the parliament and release all detained demonstrators, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
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Protesters try to storm parliament in Georgia over ‘Russian-inspired’ law

Metro UK 08 Mar 2023
Protests outside the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi (Picture ... The next, Molotov cocktails, fireworks and stones were hurled at police in Tbilisi, where demonstrators clashed with officers this evening ... Officers used tear gas against demonstrators (Picture.
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Georgian police use water, tear gas in move to break up second day of protests

The Irish Times 08 Mar 2023
Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi used tear gas, water cannon and stun grenades late on Wednesday as they moved to break up the second straight day of protests against a “foreign agents” law which critics say signals an authoritarian shift ... bombs or stones at police officers.
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Here is the background of the protests in Georgia.

New York Times 08 Mar 2023
Protesters and law enforcement officers in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday night ... .
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Georgia anger over pro-Russia legislation

The Telegraph India 08 Mar 2023
Waving Georgian and European flags, protesters chanted, “No to the Russian law!” as they walked down the main avenue in the country’s capital, Tbilisi, towards parliament. The fresh demonstrations came one day after riot police officers used tear gas, water cannons and arrests to disperse a large-scale rally there.
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Top Nagorno-Karabakh official sacked as blockade approaches fourth month

The Star 23 Feb 2023
TBILISI (Reuters) - The head of Nagorno-Karabakh's ...
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Spanish company accused of working for criminals

Blitz 18 Feb 2023
A Spanish reputation management company’s ‘blackhat tactics’ help bad actors around the world erase their past. Two are convicted drug traffickers ... They accused journalists of bias ... But when a reporter visited the new office he recently established in a residential neighborhood of the capital, Tbilisi, they found no sign anyone was working there ... ....

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