In Georgia, the ruling government borrowed from Russia’s lead – after backing down from its first attempt to pass a foreign agent law in the face of massive protests, it pushed it through ...

Tbilisi, Apr. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, has pushed through a controversial law establishing a “foreign agent” status, a move critics say mirrors Russian ...

The law was proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party, which expects the new legislation to be more effective than the law on Transparency of Foreign Influence adopted in May ...

The announcement came amid heightened tension in Georgia over the introduction of a “foreign influence” law that opponents say illustrates the government is moving closer to Russia.

HRW argues these amendments are set to oppress peaceful protesters. In 2024, following the ‘foreign agent’ law’s adoption, human rights groups condemned the use of force and harsh sanctions against ...

eorgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent.

In Georgia, the ruling government borrowed from Russia’s lead – after backing down from its first attempt to pass a foreign agent law in the face of massive protests, it pushed it through ...

Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.

Bouncing from Europe to Russia Georgia’s current ruling party came to power after then-President Mikheil Saakashvili enacted a major series of reforms in the 2000s.