Georgia protests: riot police move in on demonstrations after ‘foreign agents’ bill passed into law – live
Protesters in Tbilisi treated by medics after bill condemned as Kremlin-inspired act of repression was passed into lawPolice fire teargas at protesters and MPs brawl as Georgia passes ‘foreign agents’ billThe UK’s minister for Europe, Nusrat Ghani said the scenes in Georgia are “shocking” and “as friends of Georgia we call for calm and restraint on all sides.”In a statement, Ghani said: “Today the Georgian Parliament again voted in support of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. Like our partners, the UK strongly opposes the introduction of this legislation. Continue reading...
Protesters in Tbilisi treated by medics after bill condemned as Kremlin-inspired act of repression was passed into law
The UK’s minister for Europe, Nusrat Ghani said the scenes in Georgia are “shocking” and “as friends of Georgia we call for calm and restraint on all sides.”
In a statement, Ghani said: “Today the Georgian Parliament again voted in support of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. Like our partners, the UK strongly opposes the introduction of this legislation. Continue reading...