Crackdown on pro-EU protests against 'foreign agents' bill in Georgia | DW News

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Lawmakers in Georgia have approved a second reading of a controversial 'foreign agents' bill. It requires media and civil groups that receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register as being under foreign influence.

Protesters are currently facing off against police outside parliament in the capital Tbilisi. They say the bill would restrict basic freedoms and is similar to a law being used to silence government critics in Russia. Large protests against the legislation have become a regular occurrence in Georgia.

Chapters:

00:00 Crackdown on protests
00:34 Maria Katamadze. DW correspondent in Tbilisi
04:36 William Courtney, Former US Ambassador to Georgia
08:08 Rachel Denber, Human Rights Watch


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コメント (21)
  • @micconos5348
    If you ever stop fighting for your freedom, chances are you're going to loose it. 🇩🇰❤🇬🇪
  • @angusp5178
    ❤All power to the people of Georgia❤
  • @HenryAndersen
    Change can only come from within, but I hope you will be able join EU soon. But that requires a win in political elections.
  • @beridzebeka
    Georgia has been struggling against Russia for the last 300 years. Our national identity historically has always been European and currently by all relevant polls over 85% of Georgians want the country to strive for EU and NATO membership. Only thing preventing and slowing down the process is the current government elected in 2012, which outwardly also plays a game of being pro EU, but with time, especially in the last 4-6 years has slowly shifted to autocracy and tried to move the country closer to Russia inch by inch. They have employed every play in the KGB playbook to deceive their own people into submission. Despite this, we are still candidates for EU membership. Solely due to Georgian people, we are still outperforming ourselves in all the major metrics required for ascension to the EU. Whatever happens, we will never look towards north with anything but contempt and resolve to return our occupied lands. Georgian people will not stand for it ! We will do everything in our power to consolidate this movement and say no to pro-Russian government in the upcoming October elections. Until then, we hope for all the support we can get from our closest European friends and strategic partner the US. This is a part of larger strife by Russia to extend its spheres of influence into Caucasus or post soviet countries in general and if there is a lesson to be learned from the last 20 years of European politics, especially the Russo-Georgian war of 2008 after which Russia cemented its occupation of 20% of our country, occupation of Crimea in 2014 or current murderous war in our brotherly Ukraine, is that Russia should be stopped by any means possible !
  • @iROChakri
    Brave students fighting against the authoritarian regimes!
  • @calmyourminditdeservesit..2223
    The population of Georgia is divided into two groups, both are pro Europeans, Here, protesters are protesting a law that requires financial transparency from the NGO sector. The NGO sector presents the situation as if someone in Georgia was against Europe
  • @nik0as149
    I like how Z bots are being like “do you want Maidan in Gerogia”. So few people watching this vid even know what that is… unlike ruzzians 🤣🤣
  • @user-ng3rl4iy7g
    Russia has lost all of militarily allies in Europe part after Soviet Union collapsed except Belarus.Vladimir Putin should be reviewing the shortcomings of Russia diplomatic policies and relative strategic mistakes.