In Yerevan, protesters for Pashinyan's resignation are attempting to break through the police cordon
NATO: “Georgia government’s decision to pass legislation on so-called “foreign agents” is a step in the wrong direction and takes Georgia further away from European and Euro-Atlantic integration. We urge Georgia to change course and respect the right to peaceful protest.”
US Senators say the passage of Foreign Agents' bill "will require Congress to consider a shift in U.S. policy toward Georgia”
7 month agoProtesters again paralyze Heroes Square, Tbilisi's main traffic artery: Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
7 month agoPart of the protesters moved to Heroes' Square and blocked the roadways. nnAnother group remains on Rustaveli Avenue in front of the @Geoparliament
7 month agoGeorgian demonstrators flood Heroes Square to protest against both the Foreign Agents Law and their government
Georgian Interior Ministry has said that ‘special measures’ have been deployed after protesters damaged a barricade in front of parliament.
Tensions escalate at the Parliament of Georgia with the police detaining protesters and grabbing them into the Parliament premises
7 month agoCrackdown warning from the police. They are beginning to slowly advance from Freedom Square.
7 month agoRiot police, water cannons are mobilized on Liberty Square just a few minutes walk from Parliament where people are protesting #ForeignAgentsLaw Guram Muradov/Civil.ge @GuramMuradov
Georgia’s ruling party adopted the controversial ForeignAgentsLaw in its third and final reading by 84 votes against 30 on May 14, amid widespread local protests and despite fierce opposition from the West
7 month agoSituation at the protest outside the parliament: more people are joining as the session resumed inside the parliament with tensions among oppo and ruling MPs
7 month agoFight erupts in the Georgian parliament as Georgian Dream pushes the “foreign agents” law in the final reading
7 month agoRiot police buses, water cannons, and police are gathered on Liberty Square, before Georgia’s foreign agent law goes to its final vote in less than an hour. Police have blocked protesters from accessing the back entrance of parliament.
7 month agoPeople marching on Rustaveli avenue to join the ongoing anti-Foreign Agents Law protest at the Parliament. Video: Giorgi Kelbakiani/Civil.ge
FM of Lithuania @GLandsbergis: Tonight, together with Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Iceland and Latvia, we go to Georgia. First and foremost, to once again send the message that Georgia Is Europe
Tensions between police and anti-government protesters in Yerevan
7 month agoA large protest march in Tbilisi after student groups from various universities united on Rustaveli Avenue
7 month agoThe Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee commenced its hearing of the draft foreign agent law and approved it in less than two minutes as police violently assaulted and detained protesters gathered outside of parliament.
7 month agoTbilisi now: protesters remain at the Parliament with reportedly more and more people arriving at the rally scene.
7 month agoMidnight in Tbilisi, people stay at the parliament overnight to protest Russian law in the morning when the 3rd reading of the draft law starts. Today Internal Affairs Minister threatened protesters with up to 4 years in prison in case they attempt to block the parliament
The third and final round of committee hearing of the Russian law is set for Monday at 9 am, citizens will gather at the parliament from Sunday evening to protest and impede parliamentarians' comfortable entry in the building. The third plenary hearing will take place on May 14
7 month agoTbilisi now. Georgians have flooded the city in what seems to be the biggest street demonstration in decades.
7 month agoEurope square crowded as more and more protesters are joining the rally against Foreign Agents’ law
7 month ago50,000 protest in Tbilisi, Georgia capital, against "foreign agents" law
7 month agoProtesters gather in different locations today. Some are attending President-organized event to mark EuropeDay, others headed to the apartment of Ucha Abashidze, a blogger reportedly held by police at his home. Some went to court hearings of those already detained.Tbilisiprotests continue. Protesters against foreignagentslaw gather again on Rustaveli Avenue amid growing physical violence & intimidation against government critics. A larger rally is planned for May 11
7 month agoHeavy police presence at the apartment of military blogger Ucha Abashidze, who is reportedly being held by police at his home and prevented from contacting a lawyer. A group of activists is also gathering there
7 month agoTbilisiprotests continue. Protesters against foreignagentslaw gather again on Rustaveli Avenue amid growing physical violence & intimidation against government critics. A larger rally is planned for May 11
Georgia's Ambassador to France and Monaco Gotcha Javakhishvili resigns over #ForeignAgentsLaw, saying "I can no longer see my role and my resources in this direction: to aspire to Europe and [simultaneously] to defend myself from Europe"
7 month ago1450 people are currently participating in the march in Yerevan.
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