Georgia protests: Thousands close major intersection in Tbilisi – as it happened

15/05/2024 01:20 The Guardian

Georgia PM GeorIrakli Kobakhidze pushes back against sanctions threat; Heroes Square blocked by demonstrators after controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill passes. This blog is now closed.Police fire teargas at protesters and MPs brawl as Georgia passes ‘foreign agents’ billUS warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the westPetre Tsiskarishvili, a secretary-general of the main opposition United National Movement and a former Georgian MP, said the election in October election is when the Georgian public should “basically go on a referendum” and make a final decision which way we want to go, the BBC reported.“What is the aspiration of the Georgian people? Is it the European integration or these Russia style laws and this government that initiates and tables the legislation that copies the Russian style authoritarianism.” Continue reading...

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