Georgia's president has vetoed a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. On Tuesday MPs passed the controversial law which requires NGOs and independent media ...

Georgia's President Vetoes 'Foreign Agent' Law As Protesters Attacked In Tbilisi May 18, 2024 16:40 CET Updated May 18, 2024 17:39 CET By RFE/RL's Georgian Service and ...

Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, but override is likely Georgia's ruling party appears to have the votes to override the veto. Supporters say the law is about preventing outside ...

Georgia's president vetoes foreign agent law 05/18/2024 May 18, 2024. President Salome Zourabichvili had earlier told DW that she would reject the contentious legislation as a "symbol." ...

The law has triggered protests and threatens to derail the nation’s pro-European aspirations in favor of closer ties with Russia. By Ivan Nechepurenko Reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia President ...

Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill. President Salome Zourabichvili says the law is ‘Russian in its essence’, but parliament is expected to overturn veto.

Georgia’s parliament adopted the controversial law on May 14th, which would have designated civil society organizations that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents.” The law, which is known as ...

In backing the so-called "foreign agent" law, Georgia's parliamentarians defied weeks of large demonstrations in the capital against the legislation, which also saw thousands of people vent their ...

Georgia's president has vetoed a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. On Tuesday MPs passed the controversial law which requires NGOs and independent media ...

Georgia president vetoes ‘foreign agent’ law Governing Georgian Dream party can still force the controversial legislation through parliament. Share Share ... “I call on all politicians and leaders in ...

Georgia president vetoes 'foreign agent' law. Image source, Reuters. ... 18 May 2024. Georgia's president has vetoed a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests.

TBILISI — The Georgian government’s plans to brand Western-funded NGOs, media outlets and campaign groups as “foreign agents” were rejected by the country’s president on Saturday, but the ruling party ...