Georgia: Thousands protest against new bill | BBC News

For the last 10 days, thousands of Georgians - many in their late teens and early 20s - have been bringing the traffic of the capital, Tbilisi, to a standstill.
They demand that the government scrap plans to introduce a controversial bill - dubbed the "foreign agent" law - many say is inspired by authoritarian legislation neighbouring Russia uses to crush dissent.
Under the bill proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, NGOs and independent media that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign donors would have to register as organisations "bearing the interests of a foreign power".
They would also be monitored by the Justice Ministry and could be forced to share sensitive information - or face hefty fines of up to 25,000 GEL ($9,400; £7,500).
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[@joekazhama5789]

Why on Earth would someone want that bill if you're not Putin!

[@felipe-vibor]

The USA passed similar laws in 1938 becoming the first country with foreign agent laws.

[@joebidenisyourpresidentget2481]

@@felipe-viborThe difference are that US actually require you to be a foreign agent. This Georgia law makes it so anyone can be a foreign agent. Essentially letting the government do whatever they want.

[@alexsilent5603]

Ask this question yourself, because basically all countries have this law.

[@mrico523]

So people aren't influenced by foreign interests to turn against their country 🤔. Works against Russia too, why is only the "West" outraged? Who is funding these protests? Foreign agents maybe? 😂

[@alexsilent5603]

​@@joebidenisyourpresidentget2481Georgian law about foreign agents is a copy of American, there is no difference at all.

[@jaylm4112]

Good luck to our Georgian brothers

[@christian78478]

Georgians and Russians have great shared History: 1. Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti became part of the Russian Empire in 1801 AD. 2. Kingdom of Imereti became part of the Russian Empire in 1810 AD. 3. Principality of Guria became part of the Russian Empire in 1829 AD. 4. Principality of Svaneti became part of the Russian Empire in 1857 AD. 5. Principality of Abkhazia became part of the Russian Empire in 1864 AD. 6. Principality of Mingrelia became part of the Russian Empire in 1867 AD. Georgians in the Russian tsarist army and in the government are a topic for special study. In total, during the existence of the Russian Empire, there were a few thousand generals in the Russian army, of which 380 generals were Georgians by nationality. In addition to generals, a similar percentage is observed among officers. As for ordinary soldiers of Georgian origin, by the beginning of the twentieth century there were tens of thousands of them, with a total number of 5 million soldiers in the tsarist army. In the 21st century, in Russia, there are 190 indigenous ethnic groups. In the Russian Empire, there were more indigenous ethnic groups, but only 4 of them were in the highest government. The generals and governors of the provinces of the Russian Empire were 4 main nationalities: Russians (also Ukrainians and Belarusians), Germans, Georgians and Armenians. More than 200 local ethnic groups lived in the Russian Empire (which existed from 1721 to 1917). The Russian Empire was ruled by princely families. The total number of such promoted lineages in the empire was 235. Of these, 139 were from other ethnic groups, and 96 were Georgian princely lineages - They were from the Georgian former independent 6 states (Kartl-Kakheti, Imereti, Guria, Samegrelo, Svaneti and Abkhazia). This means that 40% of the princely families of the Russian Empire were of Georgian origin. The Russian Empire had 380 Georgian generals from 1698 to 1917. In 1917, the transitional government had 21 Georgian generals and the Soviet Union had 126 Georgian generals. This Georgian generalship helped the Russian Empire in hundreds of battles, as well as thousands of Georgian officers and hundreds of thousands of Georgian ordinary soldiers, privates. The Russian Empire was saved from Napoleon by the Georgian general Peter Bagration (whom Napoleon called the most worthy opponent among the Russian generals of that time). For this merit, the Russian emperor erected a monument to Bagration in the Borodino Valley. Stalin and Beria were also among the 126 Georgian generals of the Soviet Union, who created Russia's space program, the atomic bomb, atomic energy (granted the Soviet Union complete energy-independence), made all 15 republics of the Soviet Union fully industrialized, ended the hunger strike that had been taking place in every 10 years in most of the territory of Russia and the Soviet Union in general. They created a military, scientific, economic base, the strongest intelligence and special services, such as the KGB, and turned the Soviet Union into a superpower, which was one of the rulers of the bipolar world together with the USA, and Russia and the Russian nation still enjoy their power today. The Russians were saved along with the other 124 Georgian generals from Hitler's invasion and enslavement (more than 300 thousand Georgian privates also died in the WW2). Every fifth person from Georgia was conscripted to the front of the Second World War - 700 thousand Georgians out of 3.5 million inhabitants of the Soviet Republic of Georgia. About every second did not return home. 300,000 Georgian fighters fell in battle while defending their homeland. In total, during the existence of the USSR (1922-1991), the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to 12,777 people (for military, scientific, entrepreneurial and sports special merits). 95 women were awarded the title. A total of 1038 ethnically Georgian citizens of the Soviet Union received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. This means that every tenth hero in the Soviet Union was an ethnic Georgian. Georgians received the title of hero 5 times more often than representatives of other Soviet ethnic groups. The Soviet Union was a Georgian-Russian empire. The Soviet Union was founded by four cities: Moscow, the capital of the Veliko-Russians, Minsk, the capital of the Belarusians, Kiev, the capital of the Malo-Russians, and Tbilisi, the capital of the Georgians. At the same time, all the main foundations of the Soviet Union were built by the Georgian elite that created this superpower. "The single individual, who played the biggest role in creating the military-industrial complex in Russia was a Georgian man Sergo Orjonikidze (Grigory Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze), who was the people's Commissar of heavy industries in the 1930's. He was apparently a brilliant manager and he played absolutely key role in organizing of the creation of the military-industrial complex of Russia." - Alexander Mercouris Sergo Orjonikidze became a symbol of the industrialization carried out in the territory of the Soviet Union in general, that is why hundreds of towns, villages and districts were named after him throughout the Soviet Union. and 12 districts, villages and towns in Georgia. P.S. Probably, Peter I, the founder of the Russian Empire, was Bagration, since he was the son of Prince Erekle I Bagration of Kartli and Queen of Russia Natalia Naryshkina (if genetic research is carried out, everything will be clarified in the end). Peter I was the last tsar and first emperor of Russia, a giant and a genius. He occupied the royal throne in 1682, at the age of 10. The name of the young king is associated with the implementation of large-scale reforms in Russia and the expansion of the territories of the Russian kingdom. In 1721, Peter I became the first emperor of the Russian Empire. He abolished the Russian kingdom and announced the creation of a new superpower - the Russian Empire on November 2, 1721. He was interested in studying science and studying Western European achievements and implementing them in his country. After a one-year trip to Western Europe, he introduced European customs and lifestyle to Russia, and the era of great reforms, reconstruction and enlightenment began in Russia.

[@vespercore8882]

As an British we support georgian lgbt freedom! They need more trans genders rights! Freedom to georgia! Freedom to georgia gays!

[@christian78478]

@@vespercore8882 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6awqKSlnZtrp7M&pp=ygUvZ2VvcmdpYSBhZ2FpbnN0IGxpYmVyYWxpc20gYW5kIGN1bHR1cmFsIG1hcnhpc20%3D

[@NeonSidee]

Worst luck to them

[@NeonSidee]

@@vespercore8882😩😭😂

[@ostricalungimirante]

🇪🇺🇬🇪🇪🇺🇬🇪 Europe is with you 🇪🇺🇬🇪🇪🇺🇬🇪

[@davidnebadze5891]

EU is with nobady, they do no not care about Georgia, they have their interest in it and procteng them, plus they doing whatever the big Boss is ordering , EU itself is puppet of USA

[@vespercore8882]

As an British i support georgian lgbt freedom! They need more trans genders rights! Freedom to georgia! Freedom to georgia gays!

[@NeonSidee]

No it’s not and better never will be

[@alexb6695]

I dont get it. In America they have same laws. If u recieve money from abroad, u are agent!? U are lobbying foreign interest.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Are you from the US?

[@Ben-de4qs]

This law your thinking of is very different Georgia already has this law. This new one will allow it to suppress all media that doesn’t 100% support the government

[@GML_123.]

That’s correct if you do business with foreign companies in the US, you have to register as a foreign agent.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

@@GML_123. That's not how it works. It's not based on the company being foreign or any company. It's based on whether you do work for a foreign government, on behalf of it.

[@davidnebadze5891]

of cours, it is what usa wants,

[@santaclaus1142]

Georgia Rise up ✊

[@vespercore8882]

As an British we support georgian lgbt freedom! They need more trans genders rights! Freedom to georgia! Freedom to georgia gays!

[@alexanderkeinashvili3576]

@@vespercore8882 As georgians we are against lgbt movement in Georgia. So you decide for your country and stay out of others.

[@capitosinora]

Hypocrites this is not a Russian law, this is actually an American law identical to the American "Foreign Agent Act".

[@torros25]

Same in Hungary...😢

[@mrico523]

Yes, led by the over-privileged (and possibly wife-abusing) ex-husband of the former minister of justice. Sounds like the Hungarian opposition is grasping at straws, having failed to produce one single credible leader in the past 14 years. A few thousand people on the streets of the capital does not represent the popular will. That sort of thing is expressed at the polling stations.

[@mrico523]

Hence the need for an Opposition that would serve Hungarians better. The one they have is both incapable and corrupt, which makes them 50% worse than the government. 😂

[@Joey-ct8bm]

How? You have CPAC. That's completely republican American.

[@shawnwilliam4653]

God while you are still in the E.U. if you can leave that fascist hellhole...At least Poland was able to work together and push out the anti democracy law and justice party BS.. so many people have chosen to get out of Hungary that there is a brain drain...I hate to say it but that country is going down for the forseeable future... there are not enough people left there w critical thinking skills... he shut down the school where he learned was given a free education and built up one w Chinese money... we have to fight democratic backsliding early on incl the U.S.... the bots sockpuppets or rightwing dictator stans posting here need to just be ignored... they are? Their minds are just poisoned by hate fundamentalism an ignorance... even if they are legit people posting B.S. its not worth engaging.... their ideology makes them the enemy and there's no positive outcomes talking to people like that....its a tragedy what happened in Hungary since 2010...its fascism that is so entrenched that its gonna take a real revolution to get rid of...Poland just escaped it for now...after you get the bad guys out like Poland did its still one hell of a fight to keep the dogs away.... those Russia style foreign agent bills are meant to keep pro democracy info out... in democracies yes we want anti democracy messages out but im thinking redo the START treaty so that there is transparancy w nukes and weapons movement but places like Russia, Belarus, China, Hungary they seem hopeless....I do think NATO should no longer be protecting Hungary and now that Poland is a little back in track that Hungary can at least be expelled from the E.U.... They are to slow to move though but in every way Hungary is not a democracy, no free press, the persecution of marginalized groups...Hungary is no longer a western democracy...Nato needs it maybe to place military equipment but the next time Hungary bucks at NATO then the E.U. should revoke membership... then NATO needs to just say sorry we are out defend yourselves... they have made the choice...it sucks. losing E.U. membership and NATO protection may wake the people up... then after maybe 2040....see where the Hungarians are...if they have not been absorbed by Russia/Belarus then the west can trust them again... the fact that he uses Soros as a villian shows what a hypocrite he is...Soros paid for that dictators education..

[@everythingelsesport2000]

same as in USA

[@beam3819]

Dont sell your resources tomthe global oligarchs, the elites. And dont let any tyrant decide your laws. Protecting the culture, the people and strive for democracy is crusial

[@user-di9bp6ju6k]

What about AIPAC? Why don’t they need to register as a foreign agent. DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!

[@bingbingbong2886]

This is Georgia the country, not Georgia the state.

[@CDN_Bookmouse]

Because they're American, not Georgian?

[@DGProjectAquarius]

Republic of Georgia 🇬🇪 საქართველო 🇬🇪

[@GoblinPainter-dv1eo]

To anyone outside the US reading this comment thinking all Americans are dumb. No we're not. Just this one.

[@user-di9bp6ju6k]

@@bingbingbong2886 I know ;)

[@jordyb57]

The ATL has gone wild!

[@rogerlewis7770]

Lol😂😂😂😂😂😂 I swear when I saw the thumbnail I thought the same thing until I started watching the video😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnCSmith-lp1qr]

Hows controvertial to register as a foreigh agent if you are ?.

[@ThePedroski007]

Watch your spelling russki bot. You’re a foreign agent.

[@datiakhvlediani1398]

us goverment was not pro-russian and was not using it to destroy NGOs and medias that were against them ! they are killing free-speech with it

[@turanmardanov7264]

Good luck, Sakartvelo! Free Saakashvili.

[@lukasjablonskis6535]

Why would anyone free him?

[@alexsilent5603]

@@lukasjablonskis6535 Same question.

[@askosefamerve]

​@@alexsilent5603 We don't ask Ruzzians their openions 🙏🏽😊

[@alexsilent5603]

@@askosefamerve If by "we" you mean you and your boyfriend, then I'm not surprised.

[@levanleo7442]

​@@alexsilent5603shut fusking mouth russian bots. you don't even know which and what laws america has and georgia has and what their citizens want. russian propaganda bots > I'm saying to you from all Georgians mouth, >>>>> idi naxuiiiiii !!!!!!!

[@user-rg7uh9se4c]

OT: Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python by two TV stations --WOR and WLVI!

[@DeePPurPleLemoN]

So many Russian bots in comments section.

[@lukasjablonskis6535]

Where?

[@ScottishAtheist]

They're desperate to mislead people about this law. Usual kremlin deception.

[@alexsilent5603]

Just because some people kindly try to educate you doesn't make them bots.

[@SvenSkottke]

Putin rigs his own elections, so his campaign teams can focus on other countries' elections, lol.

[@alexsilent5603]

@@SvenSkottke Just like elephants don't care about ants, Russia the largest country in the world doesn't care which clowns you elect to be your leaders.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Meanwhile the EU pushes for "content side scanning" ( mirroring the UK ) which breaks the fundamental principles of Article 8 of the ECHR. Meanwhile the EU passes "The Digital services act" ( mirroring the UK ) which breaks the fundamental principles of Article 10 of the ECHR. Are those the fundamental EU principles this woman is talking about? Bit hypocritical wouldn't you say?

[@sergioalvarez1919]

This people are constantly talking about Russian Propaganda while pushing their own.

[@ThePedroski007]

Duh! Not even remotely.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@ThePedroski007 Right, she painted over that didn't she.

[@danielciupitu6090]

EuroMaidan? Be careful not to end up like the other one!

[@geoexplains3462]

we had our maidan 11 years before ukraine

[@beatrizbecker3728]

The "other one" achieved its goal -- a free Ukraine. So free that Putin got afraid and decided to invade. Now he's out of gasoline :D

[@lucasworktv]

@@beatrizbecker3728free from who?

[@tonymcadam8362]

It's based on the US FARA Foreign Agents Registration Act. "It's a sweeping requirement for people who've agreed to work on behalf of foreign interests to let the (United States) government know what they're up to and who's funding it. That includes things like tourism and investment promotion along with political influence."

[@DeePPurPleLemoN]

No its not.

[@bluearcher1559]

Two minutes in and i can tell thats not it....

[@briancarno8837]

@@bluearcher1559 2 minutes on wikipedia would tell you it did The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.) is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.[1][2] It requires "foreign agents"-defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation.[2]

[@bluearcher1559]

@@briancarno8837 domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) not the same pal

[@p4nd4b01]

@@briancarno8837 it also has lots of exceptions and limitations, and now read the proposed Georgian law

[@Fuezekiel]

Noone talking about how this would benefit Turkey and their billions of foreign investment that’s practically bought Georgia

[@Lords1997]

Hm, seems about Russian

[@rajfc]

from israel to hungary to georgia. why do people vote for far right/ far left governments. what else did you expect will happen?

[@TwisterTornado]

This! If most people are more moderate, why do we keep moving this pendulum back and forth...or is it two legs, walking forward into a future that we didn't actually want?

[@sergioalvarez1919]

Because you guys label anything you dont agree with as far right and never the other way around while at the same doing everything in their power to punish its citizens. These so called pro democracy government never punish the far left authoritarian radicals. In fact something is only far right when these people dont agree with it. In fact its only democracy when they agree with a law but its authoritarian far right when they dont.

[@datiakhvlediani1398]

they came with mass promises in 2012, after that they faked almost every election

[@lucasworktv]

The U.S. has the same law since many years, and as we can see it’s all fine. What’s wrong with it?

[@moirayim1076]

Sorry for being very ignorant about this, but I do not understand what this bill is.

[@RRRR0707]

The Georgian government is trying to introduce a law that would make foreign funding of certain organizations, including media outlets, that influence public opinion more transparent. The US government is trying to ban this law.

[@leahfrishling7088]

It's about controlling media and voices of the opposition

[@Damian207]

Contrary to its name, this law has nothing to do with transparency. Georgian organizations already report their funding sources to the revenue service. Government just wants to slander opponents as "foreign agents" and bankrupt critical civil society organizations ahead of elections, that's what this law is about.

[@ThePedroski007]

You have to register your company as being a ‘foreign agent’ if you are invested in any Georgian companies. Used by Russia to vilify companies by insinuating your company is foreign influenced, spying, anti the country you’re invested in, etc. it would give Russia the excuse of coup, saving Russians from foreign interference, etc. used by them in Ukraine, Chechnya, etc.

[@moirayim1076]

@@leahfrishling7088 Oh, okay. Good to know. I know our government passed this bill about antisemitism to control people's speech, which is a clear violation of our constitution, and our first amendment right.

[@JamesFrank3000]

Putin doing Putin things once again

[@emmanuelubaha5815]

Putin or CIA plus MI6?

[@JamesFrank3000]

@@emmanuelubaha5815 Putin

[@JamesFrank3000]

@@emmanuelubaha5815 definitely Putin

[@emmanuelubaha5815]

@@JamesFrank3000 baloney.

[@JamesFrank3000]

@@emmanuelubaha5815 whatever you say Sergei

[@sprgeorge333]

I MUST me missing something. It seems like it has the effect of enforcing transparency. What am I missing here?

[@Castiel667]

You are missing that that kind of info (who finances who) is already transparent. This law is about labeling NGO’s as “Foreign Agents” and giving Government ability to launch financial investigation in NGO’s work to bring them to a standstill. In practice this means that majority of Donors will leave the country, while the NGO’s who will survive will be held in check by the Government.

[@sprgeorge333]

@@Castiel667 interesting, thanks. Seems a sensible explination... so it isnt about media organizations? Its NGOs, which already have funding transparency? This designation makes them easier to investigate. So they dont already have ability to investigate entities that take too much Russian or foreign money?

[@alexsilent5603]

@@Castiel667 ...and why is it bad?

[@ivan.jeremic]

I'm confused aswell this seems like a law that every state must have.

[@Brian-uw9ze]

I think it's a very good idea people should know who is funding who

[@TOTALLYWICKED1]

This is how you protest. Because step 1 should always be fight for a legitimate reason 🤔

[@clickbaitpolice9792]

So what specifically is the consequence of signing the bill? People say “it will silence media”. Does this mean the government will prevent foreign agents from being able to publish media?

[@cherylchoisinncheung1090]

You know the force is going to gather and turn it into a official military pradade soon

[@levanleo7442]

shut fusking mouth russian bots. you don't even know which and what laws america has and georgia has and what their citizens want. russian propaganda bots > I'm saying to you from all Georgians mouth, >>>>> idi naxuiiiiii !!!!!!!

[@Sneggers]

Based georgia

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

All state tv does is belittle Russia& China.

[@omarsyed7183]

Well spoken

[@Ripley201]

So if one is against the bill, does that mean any company, business or normal working man does not need to disclose its/his source of income? If so, bloody fantastic, the taxman can go take a flying leap😂

[@arderon5]

didn't you listen? everything is transparent and government always knows about funding, NGO s are doing yearly reports, information's are always available of websites. Main reason is to stigmatize those NGOs, force them to register and if you do you are an agent (these word is very negative in Georgian vocabulary, means a spy) and then they can force you to shut down cause you are funded by foreign entities. if you don't register they will fine you up to 25K USD at first, which is increasing every month. Plus there is another law which somehow is out of discussion, every offshore money can be transferred without any tax payment, so our current ruler from a shadows oligarch Ivanishvili will get his dirty money back here to use and strengthen his rule. the thing is that oligarch wants to silent all the free voices and rule unopposed.

[@ffarkasm]

I hope at least old Bill is alright.

[@gregattanasio3185]

Peace and Blessings to All. If you Believe or Not. But, know This..IN CHRIST ALONE ANYTHING ELSE IS SINKING SAND..

[@lfeb]

Why make them register as forgien intrests? You could just make all media list donors. I want to know where Fox gets it's money. I see the danger, but I can also see how in the US it might give clarity

[@yourbestguess]

Does the UK allow foreign funding of political groups?

[@alberttumgoev]

Okay Russian bot

[@ScottishAtheist]

Bot posting disinfo. Upvoted by other bots.

[@ohdearism]

Yes, the Tory Party receives foreign money all the time. Reform do too. Farage also - he's admitted taking money from your country, Russia. I hope that's cleared things up for you.

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

Of course, it's underhand like them.

[@jamesward9482]

ofc Labour Friends of Israel and Conservatives Friends of Israel has our ruling politicians all singing from the same hymn sheet and making sure the UK's top priority are citizens of Israel naturally, same as AIPCA in USA

[@happyjonn9242]

good on Georgia.

[@williamshaw5388]

So you’re ok with outside election interference?! Typical moron westerner.

[@sparkyy0007]

Maybe Victoria Newland could bring them some cookies.

[@blicbloc2575]

Serbian film was a documentary of traditional caucus culture at this point....

[@skellurip]

you will learn to love foreign agent trying to meddle in your government look how american is enamored with aipac

[@atlasfeynman1039]

You fool nobody, Russian.

[@fearlesspigs883]

Bot

[@atlasfeynman1039]

You fool nobody, Russian bot.

[@carlosfilipecodinha]

🫏

[@skellurip]

@@fearlesspigs883 yes there are so much aipac bot here

[@teonesterov9141]

The US signed such a law (called FARA) in 1948. EU has such laws for a good while. Russia signed such a law in 2012. Now Georgia wants more control over their media too. What's the problem?

[@lucasworktv]

I don’t get it too.

[@leonhardthomasius8872]

I think this bill would be better received if it were limited to countries deemed to be aggressive or adversarial, like Russia or China for example, because it’s not an unreasonable idea to give companies with a significant foreign control a special label or extra scrutiny

[@keithdixon3896]

😅😅😅 Not like the peace loving US of course!!

[@ScottishAtheist]

@@keithdixon3896 crawl back under your rock, bot.

[@mrico523]

Oh, for the love of Pete, look at how every US administration throws its weight around in EU countries (allies, remember?!) whenever people vote for something that the US doesn't like. This includes funding parties and protests that otherwise have little support among the population. Not exactly democratic.

[@leonhardthomasius8872]

The principal is to be cautious of news coming from a source with a hostile bias with an incentive to spread misinformation and disinformation on behalf of an enemy faction, I’d say that’s a very good principle to have, or do you believe everything your told by everyone, in which case I’d like to sell you a time share for a beach resort on the moon

[@user-dc4fe7el5s]

America and NATO are an angel they promise freedom to everyone on earth Yugoslavia Syria Haaza Afghanistan Libya Guantanamo Japan are just such harmless countries the USA

[@bakeccho1924]

You also has almost same law😮

[@mickgarbutt3553]

Georgia needs to do this to prevent the country ending up like Ukraine... a US sacrificial lamb.

[@yuliaschannel6288]

The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.) is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.[1][2] It requires "foreign agents"-defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation.[2]

[@salk5572]

Russian girl Yulia, dont put your nose where you are not welcome. Go and look after your dictatorships Country.

[@TheBohPodast]

Свободу Анджеле Девис!

[@yourbestguess]

Is this the same thing that happened in Ukraine in 2014? By the way US had a similar law preventing foreign influence.

[@martinwatts3796]

Not the same law as the US one - it is a copy of the Ruzzian law....

[@shawnwilliam4653]

​@@martinwatts3796juat Russia bots or right wing Putin stans..

[@ScottishAtheist]

"@yourbestguess" Posting disinfo.

[@alexsilent5603]

@@martinwatts3796 Russian law is a copy of the US law.

[@shawnwilliam4653]

@@ScottishAtheist that's what Putin stans and right wing Putin stans in western democracies do.... right wing Putin stans don't belong in any Western democracy... they need to go to their great conservative homeland in Russia...a 1 way ticket... the governments should just give all of them a 1 way airline ticket... they are anti democracy they don't deserve the right to vote..its to dangerous..hate and stupidity destroy democracies from within...

[@cb2291]

Tbilisi was such an optimistic place under Saakashvili, now I suppose they squandered it

[@mananajavaxishvili6664]

შენ სახლს, შენს ახლობლებს სააკაშვილის " დროინდელი ოპტიმიზმი'...

[@ryanthreesix]

აუ დავაი რა მანონი დეიდა რა

[@silafaupaulmeredith7251]

Do these protestors know that most countries have similar laws unless they enjoy foreign meddling in their political affairs

[@Nina-Nina962]

Кто будет критиковать правительство, они иностранные агенты. Вот против них этот закон

[@silafaupaulmeredith7251]

@@Nina-Nina962 Just look at the University protests in the US at the moment. Living in a dream requires one to wake the f up and look around the world

[@lela5020]

Lots of ppl own gun. Some use it for protection while others kill with it. Same with this law which is backed by pro-russian government.

[@datiakhvlediani1398]

us goverment was not pro-russian and was not using it to destroy NGOs and medias that were against them ! they are killing free-speech with it

[@ratitsiklauri1468]

NGOs, as any other comercial and non-comercial organizations already have to disclose their finances and funding. We have a law for that since forever. We also already have laws regulating lobbying. Problems with new law are: 1.)Allows government to shut down any NGO or news media for months just based on anonymous tip without any court procedure (they will come to you for 'checkup' take all the equipment and servers and you need to wait until they decide if the tip was correct or not... again outside of court, just some government department). 2.)Government can take and publish any personal information stored by those organizations and media. (again, if someone, for example, went to the media anonymously and said anything against government they will have right to find out who the person was). 3.)It makes no distinction between friendly and unfriendly countries and doesn't require for government to prove that you are being influenced from outside. (in FARA and europan versions prosecution needs to prove that you are a foreign agent in the court to be on the list but in Russian and new Georgian law there are no such demands). 4.) In Russia they soon used this law as blacklist and added more and more restrictions, our government will do the same for sure.

[@mamukachichibova5717]

all europian union refuse that law that why georgian people protesting

[@ThePedroski007]

Those that say the law is the same as the American one are wrong. The US law makes no assumption that an organization or a person receiving funds from a foreign power is a foreign agent. The Georgian law assumes that only receiving foreign funds makes an organization a foreign agent. This is an extremely important difference. The Russians use this law to vilify any company that is, because of this law, a foreign agent.

[@novak7970]

So Russia and Georgia will be open about who is a foreign Agent. Where USA isn't for obvious reasons - Jewish monies to back potential Presidents etc. wake up.

[@alexanderkeinashvili3576]

lies. The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.) is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.[1][2] It requires "foreign agents"-defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation.[2]

[@lucasworktv]

Wrong

[@ThePedroski007]

@@alexanderkeinashvili3576 you just pointed out the difference. Well done, but blind if you can’t see it.

[@bbcisaids6727]

More interference from blackrock cia mi6 and nato.

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Bidzos movtxnav patroni

[@harddgril546]

Georgia and ukraine is euerope and westren

[@lukasjablonskis6535]

Georgia is euroasia!

[@lucasworktv]

😂

[@HGoyas]

Soviets are coming

[@felipe-vibor]

The 3rd maidan

[@combabus]

It seems that Dream Party members are about to pay a bill for being Russian Agents.

[@stevesfairytales6543]

This law is a good idea if you don’t want foreign money to control your elections. Yes?

[@Dungshoveleux]

All to prevent foreign interference in domestic affairs - who are the demonstrators? Foreign agent employees I expect.

[@alfos863]

Obviously they are likely to lose their jobs if the law goes through

[@Nina-Nina962]

Кто критикует правительство, все иностранные агенты. Вот смысл закона...

[@Damian207]

Please do some research before running your mouth. This law has nothing to do with transparency. Georgian organizations already report their funding sources to the revenue service. Anyone can check them. Government just wants to slander opponents as "foreign agents" and bankrupt critical civil society organizations ahead of elections.

[@delta_glider4362]

If they wasn't we wouldn't seen them on freedom' BBC, do we? 😆

[@lucasworktv]

Yep

[@romeob.8369]

I have tears in m eyes 😭

[@shivanshivan6704]

Only those people up to no good must feel hot under the collar with this law. It sounds perfectly alright. It says there is a limit of 20%. Be a proud Georgian.

[@levanleo7442]

shut fusking mouth russian bots. you don't even know which and what laws america has and georgia has and what their citizens want. russian propaganda bots > I'm saying to you from all Georgians mouth, >>>>> idi naxuiiiiii !!!!!!!

[@Ben-de4qs]

I wouldn’t be as this law designed to stop all media from criticising the government. The law not about dealing with foreign agents. It’s take away all press freedom Russia did it and all you need to do it’s look at its press to know this is a bad law

[@ryanthreesix]

შენი ვითომ ინგლისელი დედა მე შევეცი

[@Daniel-xaogjeyh]

Georgian Nightmare Party

[@dhmonkey50]

in war acurate

[@budweiser600]

"Talk us through why this law is a bad idea" - BBC's first question.

[@ninagersamia5256]

BBC??

[@budimargarito989]

Georgian your close neighbours is very important to help echother like Russia , ok

[@Nimbhotep]

russia stole Georgia land

[@ryanthreesix]

მაგათი ერთმორწმუნე დედა მოვტყან გაიგე

[@yakupdemir5016]

If someone farts he could be antisemitic

[@dubsar]

Better send "counter measures" to Georgia before Putin decides to treat the country like Ukraine.

[@levanleo7442]

shut fusking mouth russian bots. you don't even know which and what laws america has and georgia has and what their citizens want. russian propaganda bots > I'm saying to you from all Georgians mouth, >>>>> idi naxuiiiiii !!!!!!!

[@juelasejdo1706]

Putin again!

[@aperson6799]

*For anyone wondering why this is a terrible thing, since it “sounds good” and other countries have it- there’s a huge difference between passing a law and actually enforcing it. A law being passed in the west and being passed in an unimaginably corrupt country are two VERY different things.*

[@aperson6799]

Also- The *people* don’t want it, so why in God’s name is it being passed in the first place. The country has been protesting it for over a year now, and this sorry excuse for a “government” still passed it.

[@lucasworktv]

It’s not. It’s still the same law

[@natalio.179]

Liars have interviewed a liar

[@user-ej6gc7bi7w]

Агрессор-это тот кто нападает на определённую страну раньше чем Соединенные Штаты.

[@lukasjablonskis6535]

A sad sight to see

[@XTSu-sl1bb]

Have to stop the bill to be a western open country

[@Max-mm9xl]

Take care of your freedom, do not let Russian fascist laws pass through your institutions!!! ✌️🇬🇪

[@AnchorsAweighNarooma]

Russia has the government on the pay roll some where

[@codswallop164]

Georgia Soros type "democracy" funded protests, I heard Ukraine is nice this time of the year🙄

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@codswallop164 shut up, anti-Semite

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@codswallop164 confess your white Supremacy

[@martinwatts3796]

Not funded, except by Georgian Dream, sponsored by Russia..... 80% want the EU, the government want otherwise

[@MuhammadAbdullah-kx3kn]

*_Western Democracy_* - *❝Democracy is a rule of the **-people-** capitalists, for the **-people-** capitalists & by the **-people-** capitalists.❞*

[@alberttumgoev]

Okay Russian bot

[@admir3486]

Georgia is in Asia, and they want to join EU and NATO. And EU and NATO say "Welcome".

[@Sabsuba_mapping]

Georgia is in europe also by culture religion and people georgians are europeans and by land half is in europe and half is in asia

[@lucasworktv]

Not really

[@perucho2194]

Why in the world would you not want that bill unless you are the EU hiding the highjack of Georgian democracy 🤔

[@DGProjectAquarius]

Russia is a terrorist state! #putinkhuilo დიდება საქართველოს ❤️🇬🇪 დიდება უკრაინას 🇺🇦 ❤️🇬🇧🇪🇺

[@jeanclaudejunior]

Agreed

[@user-yh4ee4is2r]

Correct

[@user-yh4ee4is2r]

Correct

[@levystein666]

Shalom

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@@levystein666 shut up, Hitler

[@swaveysteps]

Bunch or waste of breaths protesting 😂

[@levanleo7442]

oh really?, sit and look peace of shi t

[@josephquigley4987]

An early opportuniy to vote them out of existance for bringing this proud nation to its knees.

[@MultiMrrog]

that is just so reasonable, unfortunately it doesn't catch organisations like the bbc that work on behalf of foriegn powers

[@SvenSkottke]

What, the Conservative party are foreign powers now?

[@davecooper3238]

The BBC work for the British licence payer. Not the Government.

[@MultiMrrog]

@@davecooper3238 no, that's who funds them

[@davecooper3238]

@@MultiMrrog The licence payers fund the BBC.

[@zaidal-hindawi1784]

@@davecooper3238not quite. The BBC receives funding from the Foreign Commonwealth Office to operate the foreign language services like BBC Arabic and Persian channels.

[@Clock_Man_2763]

Based Sakartvelo 🇬🇪

[@ievakiltinaviciene7574]

Usa have the same law, double standards

[@Nimbhotep]

no

[@ievakiltinaviciene7574]

@@Nimbhotep check, they have since 1938

[@jlomohocob]

"Main reason is that it replicates Russian law .....". That. Right there. That is the main reason.

[@mananajavaxishvili6664]

შენ ყველაფერი " შესწავლილი" ქაქვს" პატარა ცახეს???!

[@lucasworktv]

Meanwhile the U.S. has the same law 🤣

[@Robert-xy4xi]

The US has had similar laws for decades! So the bill will show that political groups are funded by WEF and CIA, for example.

[@levanleo7442]

shut fusking mouth russian bots. you don't even know which and what laws america has and georgia has and what their citizens want. russian propaganda bots > I'm saying to you from all Georgians mouth, >>>>> idi naxuiiiiii !!!!!!!

[@Trendy-Trims]

Because the US is free and democratic country, whereas Georgia is limited in resources and is corrupt. USA doesn't care about foreign fundings. Any non-profit organisation who might want but good for the country can be labeled as agent and can be shut down just like in russia. Russia is simply ruled by dictatorship at this point. Why do you think putin is in power still? Because they can label literally anyone that they are an agents and can be jailed for it. The law only works in free and democratic countries. We clearly see how evily it is used in russia. And given that georgia's current government is in close ties with russia it explains everything, we don't trust the government enough to let this law pass.

[@Samirustem]

People entered eu before their country did. Its very scary scenario

[@leahfrishling7088]

It's non russia

[@Shining237]

American Imperialist meddling in someone else's business as usual.

[@zz-.-]

Did you even watch the video do you have any idea what this is about at all lol 😂🤡

[@keithdixon3896]

Ah the unbiased BBC... Can you tell us why this law is a bad idea?..... Very balanced view of course..... What a joke they are....

[@alberttumgoev]

Okay Russian bot

[@olgakessel4101]

Look at Russian this law is used to shut up everyone who is against the government

[@lifesbutastumble]

"Can you tell us why this law is a bad idea?" LOL, the fact you need to be told anything by the people on the TV tells us a lot more about you than you realise

[@lukasjablonskis6535]

@@lifesbutastumble No reallyu what is sooooo bad about the law?

[@ohdearism]

Can you tell us why this law is a GOOD idea? Have you even read and understood the implications of the law in mention?

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@DoTheCaramelldansen]

Oh, wrong Georgia

[@psnaris]

Virtually the same law as they have in that beacon of democracy, the USA.

[@ScottishAtheist]

No it isn't, and youre a bot.

[@psnaris]

@@ScottishAtheist Yes it is and you're a fool.

[@Trendy-Trims]

Because the US is free and democratic country, whereas Georgia is limited in resources and is corrupt. USA doesn't care about foreign fundings. Any non-profit organisation who might want but good for the country can be labeled as agent and can be shut down just like in russia. Russia is simply ruled by dictatorship at this point. Why do you think putin is in power still? Because they can label literally anyone that they are an agents and can be jailed for it. The law only works in free and democratic countries. We clearly see how evily it is used in russia. And given that georgia's current government is in close ties with russia it explains everything, we don't trust the government enough to let this law pass.

[@stevenjackie12345]

More western media propaganda 😂😂😂😂

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@stevenjackie12345 you're a propaganda

[@jeanclaudejunior]

@stevenjackie12345 hey propaganda, talk to me

[@MuhammadAbdullah-kx3kn]

Every mainstream media house does corporate-funded propaganda.

[@pessi6185]

More Western funded Colour Revolutions 🤮

[@joseberthoud2700]

Maidan again!!!

[@everythingelsesport2000]

of course Europeans are good right? uhm yeah right!!! glorious westerners!!!

[@artemivanov2141]

US lost to putin in this country

[@Trendy-Trims]

Sadly this is true for our current government.

[@Godwinhom-qj9qh]

🎉😅

[@JousungKim-ji6hz]

Chinese fighter jets threaten Taiwan... ‘Close flight’ from 39 to 69 km from the main island

[@yourbestguess]

Taiwan is officially Chinese territory

[@jeromemanoharan7427]

@@yourbestguess 🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@codswallop164]

Rubbish excuse for my noodles and BBQ ribs being delivered an hour late last night 😡

[@orawancarlile6192]

​@@yourbestguessWrong! People on Taiwan speaks another language including Japanese.

[@pessi6185]

Baaaaaaa said the Western brainwashed sheep 🐑

[@TesserId]

How does this compare to what is done in Western countries?

[@nonamamaladze3782]

Georgia 🇬🇪🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺❤️❤️❤️

[@mirzalebethsimwing8268]

Ĺìstèninģ and watchiñg