LIVE: Georgia Introduces Foreign Agents Bill, "Anti-European" Decision Triggers Nationwide Protests

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LIVE: Georgia Introduces Foreign Agents Bill, "Anti-European" Decision Triggers Nationwide Protests

Georgia's parliament has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests. Critics see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. A large crowd of demonstrators has gathered in front of the parliament, amid a heavy presence of riot police, to protest the bill. Over the weekend, thousands poured into the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Protesters say the bill - which they call the "Russia law" - could be used to threaten civil liberties. However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia's president. Georgia's parliament is meeting in a plenary session today, to consider overriding President Salome Zurabishvili's veto of the controversial law.

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