Irakli Kobakhidze pushes back against sanctions threat; Heroes Square blocked by demonstrators after controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill passesPolice fire teargas at protesters and MPs brawl as Georgia passes ‘foreign agents’ billPetre Tsiskarishvili, a secretary-general of the main opposition United National Movement and a former Georgian MP, said the election in October election is when the Georgian public should “basically go on a referendum” and make a final decision which way we want to go, the BBC reported.“What is the aspiration of the Georgian people? Is it the European integration or these Russia style laws and this government that initiates and tables the legislation that copies the Russian style authoritarianism.” Continue reading…
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Author : Fran Lawther (now) and Nadeem Badshah (earlier)
Publish date : 2024-05-14 21:47:42
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