Georgian protesters rally in Tbilisi after violent clashes with police

Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a first reading of the legislation, which requires any organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as “foreign agents” or face substantial fines.

Thousands of people staged a second straight day of large-scale protests in Tbilisi on Wednesday, rallying against a “foreign agents” law which critics say signals an authoritarian shift that harms Georgia’s chances of closer ties with Europe.