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US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill

IndiaTimes Saturday, 11 May 2024
About 50,000 opponents of a 'foreign agents' bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country had to choose between the 'Kremlin-style' law and the people's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
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News video: Mass protests continue as Georgia passes 'foreign influence' bill

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Protesters are detained by police officers in Tbilisi, Georgia, as thousands rally outside the parliament against the adoption of a controversial Kremlin-style "foreign influence" law. Tbilisi has seen three straight nights of mass rallies over the bill that mirrors repressive laws in Russia which...

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