The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, has signed the controversial 'foreign agents' bill into law, finalizing its adoption. The law, which takes effect tomorrow, mandates that organizations register as 'foreign agents' within 60 days. This move comes despite significant protests and warnings from Western countries, including the European Union and the United States, about its potential impact on NGOs and media outlets. The Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the national public registry agency are now tasked with creating a list of organizations operating in foreign interests. The bill had previously overcome a presidential veto before being signed into law. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and TASS reported on the development, noting the mass protests across the country.
Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili has signed the foreign influence bill following the Parliament overriding Presidential veto into the law. https://t.co/x06XpLmyOW
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🔵 GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER SIGNS 'FOREIGN AGENTS' BILL INTO LAW Full Story → https://t.co/UshEPYK5cr Georgia's parliamentary speaker signed into law on Monday a bill on "foreign agents" that has caused a political crisis in the South Caucasus country and drawn sharp… https://t.co/yAquiQ0cnI
The speaker of the Georgian parliament signed the adopted law on foreign agents after overcoming the presidential veto Now the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the national public registry agency must create a list of organizations operating in foreign interests within 60 days
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❗️ The law "on foreign agents" has officially entered into force in Georgia It was signed by the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili. https://t.co/DNYOtq3ep8
⚡️ The speaker of the Georgian parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed a controversial "foreign agents" bill into law, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Georgian service reported on June 3. https://t.co/1NgUSwBhPZ
BREAKING: The speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed the controversial "foreign agent" bill into law despite weeks of mass protests across the country and warnings from West.
❗️Foreign Agent Law Signed Off In Georgia Despite threats from the European Union and United States, the parliament speaker in Tbilisi put his name to the bill that will force NGOs and media outlets to be transparent on the sources of their funding. The law faced protests from… https://t.co/FGVgkmTRgh
#BREAKING: The Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili signed the Russian law on foreign agents. This finalizes the adoption process. Papuashvili says the law takes effect tomorrow. Organizations have 60 days to register as "foreign agents," but no one is going to. https://t.co/TBtZ6UBKZR
🇬🇪🚨‼️ The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament signed the law on foreign agents, it came into force. Foreign agents are sad … https://t.co/Aa3nTdHMXl
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⚡️ Parliamentary speaker signs Georgia’s foreign agent’s bill https://t.co/evIrRrEPgm
‼️🇬🇪The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament signed the adopted law on foreign agents after overcoming the presidential veto ▪️Now the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the national public registry agency must create a list of organizations operating in foreign interests within…
🇬🇪😞 The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia signed the law on "foreign agents"… https://t.co/Ft1NRB1zH0
⚠️ GEORGIA'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SIGNS 'FOREIGN AGENTS' BILL INTO LAW - TASS
#BREAKING Georgia's Parliament Speaker signs "Foreign Agents" bill into law
🇬🇪 Georgian 'foreign agents' law targets Western influence, aims to restore national identity The new Georgian "foreign agents" law is about upholding the nation's sovereignty and bringing a young generation of Georgians that has lost touch with who they really are back to… https://t.co/dp21Nl6q0N
Foreign Agents Law should not be misperceived as only curbing the influence of the #West, as there is an increasing influence of #NGOs funded by #Türkiye, #China, or #Iran, in #Georgia with agendas beyond the cultural realm: @sidrajoli https://t.co/RSeg1kRJwY
All those foreigners applauding the Foreign Agents law in Georgia are imposing foreign influence on the Georgian people, only 22% of whom support this law. 🤡 Post inspiration from a friend.
After weeks of street protests and nationwide tensions, Georgia’s parliament finally passed a controversial law on “foreign agents” on 14 May. It has once again met strong resistance from Georgian civil society, and from younger people in particular. 🧵⤵️ 1/4 https://t.co/gSpoB4Aiwx