Thursday, March 28, 2024
name of Prensa Latina
Bandera inglesa
English Edition
Search
Close this search box.
name of Prensa Latina

NEWS

NEWS

Georgian parliament votes against foreign agents bill

Tbilisi, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The Georgian Parliament voted against the bill on foreign agents, which had sparked the massive protests in the capital city,organized by opposition parties.

On March 7th, Parliament approved a bill that required non-governmental organizations, media outlets and other entities that receive at least 20 percent of their funds from abroad, especially from Western nations, to register as “foreign influence agents”, which would undoubtedly affect opposition groups.

The initiative lit up a storm of debate in the country which also rose massive demonstrations, encouraged by the opposition and supported by the European Union and the United States; dozens were injured and at least 133 were detained since the beginning of the protests.

The Georgian Dream party decided to withdraw the controversial law two days later.

35 parliamentarians voted against the bill and only one in favor, as reported by the president of the parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, who closed the sessions, which were broadcasted live on all Georgian television channels.

jrr/llp/jcm/gfa

LATEST NEWS
RELATED