{"id":53711,"date":"2024-04-16T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=53711"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:06:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:06:34","slug":"draft-law-on-foreign-agents-leads-to-clashes-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/news\/53711\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft law on \u201cForeign Agents\u201d leads to clashes in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A brawl started in the Parliament of Georgia, while demonstrations accompanied by clashes are taking place in the streets. The reason for this is a draft law on “Transparency of Foreign Influence”, brought before Parliament by the ruling Georgian Dream party.<\/span><\/p>\n

The draft law suggests registering non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entities and media outlets as “organizations furthering the interests of a foreign power” if they receive 20% or more of their revenues from abroad. The draft law was passed yesterday after it got its first reading. Details in the video:<\/span><\/p>\n