Public appeal of Georgian immigrants was sent to @Europarl_EN, @EU_Commission, @EUCouncil —concerned about existential threat to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic future posed by Russian law on Foreign Agents, calling for support of Georgian CSOs and sanctioning Ivanishvili and GD MPs.
Several activists and journalists have been detained. At least one media representative, a cameraman of TV Pirveli has suffered a head injury and a broken leg. #Georgia#NoToRussianLaw
Giorgi Gakharia: “The Government of Georgia realised that Georgia would most likely get the candidate status of EU, now they are adopting a law specifically to blow up this process.“
Publika editor Zurab Vardiashvili and a Tabula reporter Beka Jikurashvili were amongst those detained at a rally outside the Georgian parliament protesting the Russia-style “froing agents law” which the Parliamentary committee adopted despite outcry amongst 🇬🇪's western partners.
Tense situation at one of the exits of the Parliament, with people waiting for the Georgian Dream MPs to leave to boo them. Masked policemen with batons have arrived. This is in protest to the Russian law on foreign agents after clashes inside the Parliament. #Georgia
📌🇬🇪Parliament is holding a committee review of Russian law, the purpose of which is to restrict the NGO sector and independent media.
📌Representatives of civil society and media are protesting this inside and outside the parliament building.
#NoToRussianLaw#არარუსულკანონს
The best European Union can do for Georgia is to publicly announce that the EU is ready to provide membership to Georgia now. Without any conditions. The people of Georgia deserve it. Let’s see what politicians will do.
After clashes at the Parliament earlier today to protest the Russian law (foreign agents bill), people are gathering spontaneously. MPs were dragged by force out of the chamber, and the GD proceeded with the hearing with a delay of 90 minutes and thanks to brute force. #Georgia
We join the protest rally of the civil society at the Georgian Parliament amid the 1st committee hearing of the "Agents of Foreign Influence" law a.k.a. 'Russian Law'.
We will resist any attempt to deprive #Georgia of its future as an independent and democratic country.
@cepa@MTemnycky How can they when they have a pro Russian government? The people want to join the European Union but #Russia is doing everything in their power to not allow that. #wakeup#RussiaisATerroistState