{"id":325781,"date":"2023-03-09T09:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T08:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=325781"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T10:09:59","slug":"georgia-drops-foreign-agents-bill-after-violent-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2023-03-09\/georgia-drops-foreign-agents-bill-after-violent-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia drops &#8216;foreign agents&#8217; bill after violent protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tbilisi, Mar 9 (EFE).- Georgia\u2019s ruling party announced Thursday that it will drop its \u201cforeign agents\u201d bill that provoked large, violent protests in the capital, Tbilisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft law required individuals, civil society organizations and media outlets to register as &#8220;agents of foreign influence&#8221; if they received at least 20 percent of their funding from abroad, sparking criticism that it was inspired by a similar Russian law used to stifle dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"media-content-img\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327962\" width=\"739\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-87.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgian police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a rally to protest the so-called &#8216;Foreign Agents&#8217; bill in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 08 March 2023. EFE\/EPA\/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have decided to unconditionally withdraw the bill we supported without any reservations,&#8221; the Georgian Dream party said in a statement carried by the country\u2019s public broadcaster.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement claimed that the \u201cfalse label of \u2018Russian law\u2019\u201d had been attached to the bill, and \u201cits adoption in the first reading was presented as a departure from the European course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327966\" width=\"675\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-88.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Protesters confront a barricade of police during a rally against the adoption of the so-called &#8216;Foreign Agents&#8217; bill in front of Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 08 March 2023. EFE\/EPA\/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"media-content-img\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should be most careful about peace, tranquility and economic development in our country, as well as Georgia&#8217;s progress on the path of European integration,\u201d it said. \u201cTherefore, it is necessary to spend the energy of each of our fellow citizens not on confrontation, but on the development of the country in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that the country will continue \u201cmoving towards Europe\u201d and announced that it would start a campaign to &#8220;let the general public know the truth\u201d of the draft law.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-1024x675.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327957\" width=\"765\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-1024x675.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-768x506.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-1536x1012.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-430x283.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86-1200x791.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-86.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Georgian police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters against the so-called &#8216;Foreign Agents&#8217; bill in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 08 March 2023. EFE\/EPA\/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"media-content-img\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March last year, Georgia applied for candidate status of the European Union and has also sought to join NATO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU delegation in Georgia said in a statement that it welcomed the announcement to withdraw the draft legislation and encouraged political leaders in the country \u201cto resume pro-EU reforms, in an inclusive &amp; constructive way and in line with the 12 priorities for Georgia to achieve candidate status.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Georgia\u2019s interior ministry, more than 130 people were detained in the protests and clashes in Tbilisi over the past two days, and at least 60 policemen were injured. 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