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Georgia's president vetoes media law that's provoked weeks of protests

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Georgia's president vetoes media law that's provoked weeks of protests

Georgia's president vetoes media law that's provoked weeks of protests

President Salome Zourabichvili on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.


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