Thousands protest in Georgia against controversial foreign influence law
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has said she would veto the law if it is passed by parliament but the ruling party can override the veto by collecting 76 votes.
In an exclusive interview with Euronews the Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili discussed vetoing the controversial foreign agents bill, police brutality and the potential in Georgia's upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Georgia's president has vetoed a controversial bill which sparked weeks of mass protests in the country, as critics call the new legislation a "Russian law". Sky News
University and school students in Georgia have been driving protests against the country's divisive "foreign influence" law, which critics see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s..
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published
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..
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