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Georgians dream of EU membership as their leaders move closer to Putin

Ruling party says it is pursuing a European future but rails against Brussels, Ukraine and ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’

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Gaunt and ghostly, Georgia’s jailed ex-president nears death in hospital

Mikheil Saakashvili warned of Putin’s ambitions 15 years ago. Now he tells of torture by a regime that panders to Moscow

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David Pratt: It's a sensitive time for US-Sino relations

CHINA’S foreign minister Qin Gang is not a man to mince his words. At a news conference last week during the annual session of what’s been…

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 11 March 2023

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

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Georgians have been protesting a controversial bill for days. Lawmakers scrapped it

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.

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Georgia’s parliament drops controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill

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

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Georgia: 'foreign agent law' protests show disconnect between pro-Moscow government and west-leaning population

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.

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Why did protesters in Georgia oppose the ‘Russian law’ bill?

Critics of withdrawn ‘foreign agents’ bill feared it would undercut bid for EU membership

The Guardian - UK

Georgia withdraws ‘foreign agents’ bill after days of protests

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

Al Jazeera

‘No to the Russian law’: Georgians protest ‘foreign agents’ bill

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

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Protesters and police clash in Georgia for second day over ‘foreign agents’ law

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

The Guardian - UK

Georgian police use tear gas on protesters after parliament backs 'foreign agents' law

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.

Reuters

Georgian parliament descends into punch-up over 'Russian-inspired' foreign agent law

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

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Fistfight erupts in Georgia parliament over 'Russian-inspired' foreign agent law

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.

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The Georgian village facing Russian ‘creeping occupation’

Khurvaleti is increasingly affected by Russian forces demarcating the ‘border’ of breakaway state South Ossetia.

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