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Georgians flocked to the streets this week to protest a dodgy foreign interference bill.

Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic voted Friday to drop their "foreign agents" bill, which critics view as a threat to democracy as well as the country's push to join the European Union.

Meanwhile, Moscow accuses the US of stoking anti-Russian sentiment among the thousands who protested against the bill.

The Georgian government has been forced to withdraw its controversial “foreign agent” law after days of mass protests against what many saw as Russian-inspired legislation which would limit press freedom, making its chances of ever joining the European Union near impossible.

Critics of withdrawn ‘foreign agents’ bill feared it would undercut bid for EU membership

An EU delegation welcomed the decision to drop the controversial draft law and encouraged Georgia to resume reforms.

Police use water cannons and tear gas as thousands gather in Tbilisi in protest against a proposed foreign agents law.

Police fire teargas at protesters rallying against ‘Russian law’ critics say could harm efforts to join EU

Georgian police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Tuesday in central Tbilisi after parliament gave its initial backing to a draft law on "foreign agents" which critics say represents an authoritarian shift in the South Caucasus country.

Georgian parliament descends into a brawl over a proposed law that critics say resembles the start of Russia's crackdown on civil disobedience.

Lawmakers in Georgia engaged in fistfights on Monday as a parliamentary committee debated a controversial law that would regulate "foreign agents" which critics say is modelled on draconian legislation in neighbouring Russia.