Thousands of people gathered for the protests and again went to the Georgian Parliament.
For the second day in Tbilisi, protests over the Russian bill on “foreign agents” have not subsided. After lunch on March 8, people began to actively converge on new rallies.
Local publications report this and publish videos of protests.
The footage shows how thousands of Georgians gathered for protests, they hold banners with calls to cancel the bill on “foreign agents” adopted in the first reading, and the pro-Russian government to resign, they also carry the flags of their country, the United States and the EU. The protesters again went to the parliament building with exclamations No Russian Law (“No Russian law”).
Recall that on March 7, Georgia was stirred up by rallies against the so-called “law on foreign agents”, which is called pro-Russian and directed against the country's European integration. During the rally, protesters clashed with the police. Law enforcement officers used water cannons, stun grenades and tear gas. The protesters responded by throwing Molotov cocktails. The Georgian Foreign Ministry reported that at least 66 protesters were detained.
What preceded large-scale protests in Georgia
The reason for the protests was the draft law on “foreign agents” adopted by the Georgian parliament, which copies a similar Russian law. He suggests that media and public organizations receiving funding from abroad will be granted the status of “foreign agents”. In fact, the initiative is aimed at restricting the activities of human rights activists and the opposition press. During its consideration there was not one fight of deputies. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili spoke in support of the law on foreign agents, while the President of Georgia opposed it.
The European Union said that the document is contrary to the terms of EU membership. The US Embassy in Georgia called the adoption of this bill “a black day for Georgian democracy.”
