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Two accused teenagers to remain in custody for at least two more weeks | SaltWire #newsupdate #newsTBILISI - Georgia faces more protests this week as lawmakers resume debate on a"foreign agents" law that opponents denounce as a Russian-inspired tool to crack down on freedom of speech.
Thousands of people protested against the bill for days when it passed its first hurdle in parliament in mid-April. Since then, students have been shutting down Tbilisi's main avenue on a nightly basis, facing off against riot police. The government said on April 4 it was reintroducing the foreign agents bill to parliament, after abandoning it last year following protests then.
The country, once part of the Soviet Union, has struggled to define its place between Russia and Europe in the turbulent three decades since the collapse of the former superpower. It lost a short war against Russia in 2008.
Despite the negative reaction from the EU and other Western countries, Ionatamishvili said the law would bring Georgia’s EU accession closer. He did not specify how, but said western countries had failed to substantiate their criticisms.
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