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Date Posted: 8:47:38 3/08/23 Wed
Author: Jasper
Subject: This po-dunk country has been in the news lately. US bribe money goes a long way.

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Police in the centre of the capital Tbilisi used water cannon and tear gas in attempting to disperse thousands of demonstrators, who fear the draft law could hurt the South Caucasus country’s hopes of European Union membership.

The law, backed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, would require any organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as “foreign agents”, or face substantial fines.

Critics have said it is reminiscent of a 2012 law in Russia that has since been used to crack down on dissent.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, who wants to veto the law it if crosses her desk, said she was on the side of the protesters.

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“I came here because I know that my country belongs to Europe, but my government doesn’t understand it”, said 30 year old protestor Demetre Shanshiashvili.

“We are here to protect our country because we don’t want to be part of Russia again”, he added, referring to the almost two centuries Georgia spent as part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union.

https://theprint.in/world/georgians-throw-stones-petrol-bombs-at-police-in-protest-over-new-law/1426510/

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