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Georgian President Seeks Europe’s Support As She Defies Her Own Government

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Georgian President Seeks Europe’s Support As She Defies Her Own Government

Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgia’s president, locked in a standoff with her own government, appealed to European countries on Monday to confront what she described as a Russian attempt to impose control on her nation. President Salome Zourabichvili was speaking after a fourth night of clashes between protesters and police after the governing Georgian Dream party announced…

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Georgian Parliament approves divisive ‘foreign influence’ bill that sparked weeks of mass protests

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Georgian Parliament approves divisive ‘foreign influence’ bill that sparked weeks of mass protests

Demonstrators attend an opposition protest against “the Russian law” near the Parliament building in the centre of Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Georgian Parliament on May 14 approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a…

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US “Deeply Alarmed” As Thousands Protest Georgia’s “Foreign Agent” Bill

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US “Deeply Alarmed” As Thousands Protest Georgia’s “Foreign Agent” Bill

Georgian opponents of the bill have dubbed it “the Russian law” Washington: About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country had to choose between the “Kremlin-style” law and the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations. “We are deeply alarmed about…

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