Georgia parliament votes in favour of ‘foreign agents’ bill amid protests
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- Опубликовано: 13 май 2024
- Police have dispersed demonstrators outside the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi after it approved a 'foreign interference' law.
The new legislation was passed after weeks of mass protests.
Demonstrators fear it could be used to curb dissent and stand in the way of Georgia joining the European Union one day.
The new law will require organisations that get more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to register with authorities.
The draft now goes to President Salome Zourabichvili, who has said she will veto it, but her decision can be overridden by another vote in parliament, controlled by the governing party and its allies.
Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reporting from Tbilisi, and to discuss this more we are joined by Alex Scrivener, he is the executive director of the think tank the Democratic Security Institute.
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WHY are western countries and their Head boy namely US GOVERNMENT so much concerned in this law.
The USA has a similar law. They are afraid that they won't be able to influence Georgian society through NGO's and propaganda media.
This law is not what people want,it comes with direction from the BEAR
Sorry but PUTIN does not care about what people want he only think about what he wants 😀
@robb5828 The people don't want western interference, apparently there were US citizens arrested at these protests. The type of interference this law is trying to curb.
So who should be so strongly against transparency I wonder?
Anyone who wants freedom from the Russian oligarch, following friend Putin
This is not about transparency. It is about democracy and to keep Georgia as a free sovereign nation.
I once watched a weird Hollywood comedy film called "Idiocracy". I'll say no more.🤫
Great!
1:40 Dmitri tells us of the "charity organisation" handing out free gas masks. Look like top quality kit too. Just saying.
No one cares
Transparency is important, it combats foreign influence and meddling.
@alljallho
Either you are working for one of the 3 russian secret police forces or you do not know much about the world around you.
Transparency is good but this is a blue print of the Russian law which took away the last little freedom the Russian had and totally destroyed the civil society and the Human Rights.
the US has the same foreign agent registration act (fara)---seems to me like some Georgians are upset about having to declare their c-ia funding streams....
The US,UK and EU have similar laws. It is hypocritical for them forment protests and be dramatic about it. The majority gave had their way. That is how democracy works!
the US has the same foreign agent registration act (fara)---seems to me like some Georgians are upset about having to declare their c-ia funding streams....
@heartsofsteel.
This is DESINFORMAITION
I live in EU and we do not have laws like this. But RUSSIA has it and that law sends people to prison camps in Siberia
@DES
Seems like you have completely missunderstood both the american law and the Georgian. Or you are spreading false information.
@@EG-gq1fn you have an opportunity to explain what is or isn't false, Instead of just moaning about it and issuing ad hominems---Foreign Agent registration Act UK
"Criminal violations of FARA carry a maximum fine of up to $250,000 or up to five years' imprisonment." ---wiki
@@EG-gq1fn "But RUSSIA has it and that law sends people to prison camps in Siberia"
"Criminal violations of FARA carry a maximum fine of up to $250,000 or up to five years' imprisonment." --- wiki
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Nice one Georgia. Transparency is important.
This is pure corruption from NAT0
Are you a Russian secret agent or just a person who know very little?
I do not think you are a person. I think you are working for the repressive Secret services of RUSSIA
@@EG-gq1fn are you a troll that works for nato
No I am just a citizen who lived very vlose to Russia. So I experience there threats and hybrid warfare for real.
@@EG-gq1fn it is real sir
The USA wants the resources of Russia 🇷🇺 the problem is nato wants endless war, that big business in USA
Why is it controversial when the EU and the US have the same law?
It will be interesting to see the results of funding for the crowd. Is the colour revolution crowd funded by the EU and the US?
The coup in Ukky took a decade to culminate. What has happened since then?
Bullshit!!!!
I live in EU and we do not have any laws like that.
@phoenixone
They DO NOT have the same law. Either you have missunderstood it or you are spreading FALSE INFORMATION
@@EG-gq1fn The reference was from Scott Ritter and Judge Napolitano too. How is the law different? Please explain as you seem to have the specifics - it will help me understand the nuance.
What is the FARA law in the US?
@@EG-gq1fn Still waiting for your explanation.
To anyone comparing this with FARA law! According to this law anyone can write down anonymous letter about suspicion that someone may be foreign agent and just submit it without any access procedure and government has rights to access any type of personal information about the suspected person or organisation :) please think what does that mean
In the end the fact is WE DON'T WANT RUSSIA!!!
Edit: I will clarify, anyone means not only organisations but regular people who consume any type of western media, will it be books, movies, videos or news :) stating any opposing opinion could also be considered being foreign agent because of influence. At any point it doesn't matter whether you are actually an organisation or just a citizen, whether you get support from any western country (and mind you Georgia heavily relies on western support, b/c government doesn't want to spend extra money for even cultural restorations :) so yea ), under just suspicion any citizen can be identified as single funded nonprofit organisation that didn't register itself :) there goes opposition what are we taking about then?
** In addition we ALREADY HAVE A LAW THAT REGULATES NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANOTHER VAGUE LAW THAT INVOLVES LABELING CITIZENS AS POTENTIAL AGENTS
to add to that, if you are under suspicion legally you can't go on with your regular life for at least 6 months. It's silencing out voices and nothing else, the law isn't even legalized yet and people are being brutally beaten and silenced already. and by brutally I mean do mean brutally, yet our government lies in our faces that police do what they have to and beating people up in pulp doesn't go against anything, if you are interested about the scale school aged kids are being arrested just for standing and protesting
"anonymous letter" to the taxman and auditors NOT the police, for crying-out loud how do you think the c-ia funds its operatives and assets....???
Through taxes just like all governmental organisations both federal and on state and municipality level.
The american courts or army is not financed by foreign agents either
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RU is finished.....
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so glad i live in Qatar and we don't have to worry about protests or voting
Are those Georgian patriots going to move to EU as soon as they can as that happened with many Ukrainian Maidan patriots?
@illiyaosnovikov
Are you Russian? I thought about your name.
I guess a lot of them will try to go to EU if the people loose. Just like so many Russians did when Putin started his unprovoked war against Ukraine. Most of the population does not want to live in a Russian colony.
Acordong to polls about 80% of the population want Georgia to become members of EU. If they impose this new law the possibility to enter EU is 0%.
Why not have a referendum controlled by OSSE or UN about the new law? Not that ridiculous referendums Russia held in Ukraine where people were forced to vote in front of soldiers with AK47:s. I mean a FREE and DEMOCRATIC referendum
It is only controversial because the foreign agents are Europe and US. And these people are probably US and Europe foreign agents.
I guess you've never met a Georgian, they hate Russia and for good reason, Putin invaded Georgia in 2008 killing many Georgians just as he is doing in Ukraine and did Chechnia.
Georgians pursue the European path,what are you talking about?
I don’t really know but as far as I have heard Russian agents will not be included in the law. As far as I know the Rissian state would otherwise be the main source for funding political influence.
@@EG-gq1fn I don’t know where did you hear this fake new. EU is against this bill. And they never mentioned this. It is aboard. Of if this is a US law it is normal to have loopholes. But the west are experts on this, I doubt they would not bring it up.
The law requires media and non-governmental organisations to register as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. However, opponents of the bill, who have dubbed it the "Russian law" because of similar legislation enacted by the Kremlin, say it undermines democracy and could derail the country’s chances of joining the EU.
@@robb5828 The European Commission has moved ahead with the “Directive on Transparency of Interest Representation on Behalf of Third Countries” despite fierce opposition from European civil society since its unveiling in 2023. Critics have dubbed it the “EU foreign agent law”, referencing similar legislation elsewhere which singles out foreign-funded people and groups for additional scrutiny, ostensibly to promote transparency and sovereignty but often as a means to silence dissent or vilify opponents
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CIA and mosaad protestors in the street 😂😂😂😂
Yeah!!! The CIA have recently employed tens of thousands people in Georgia. Their aim is to be as big as FSB 😀
The new law is to stop CIA to employ the whole nation …..
It's over for Georgia to join EU
Why? France lately made and enacted very similar law.
The US,UK and EU have similar laws. It is hypocritical for them forment protests and be dramatic about it. The majority gave had their way. That is how democracy works!
Bullshit!
Georgia will never be able to enter EU with such a law. The law is totally against the EU principles.
The Frensh law is not similar. If it was the EU court would not have allowed it.
Seems you are spreading desinformation….
The people of Georgia is fighting for their freedom and to keep their democracy.👏
Fight against Russian colonialism and imperialism!!! 💪 the Russians are illegally occupying abshacia just as Israel do with the west bank.
If you are for the Palestinian rights you can’t opose the Georgians! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
It is really amazing how little the AlJazzera watchers who makes comments know about Russia and it’s imperialism. Do you really fall for their propaganda. Ate you really that naive?
I guess most of you are positive to the Palestinians struggle, but you can not see the similarities in Georgia where Russia occupied part of the country like Israel do in the west bank. Doesn’t anyone remember Russias invasion of Georgia some years ago?
No I am not a secrent agent from CIA as some here want to belive. I am a citizen in a country close to Russia who experience their strive for domination of other people, their threats and their hybrid warfare with sabotage and desinformation.
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