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Bipartisan group of US senators warns Georgia over foreign agent law
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A bipartisan group of 14 U.S. senators has sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze expressing concern over the government's decision to reintroduce and advance a "Russian-style foreign agents' law". The senators fear that the decision is undermining Georgia's European future and its relations with the U.S. They warned that if the legislation becomes law, they would be compelled to encourage a shift in U.S. policy toward Georgia. The law would require any organization in Georgia receiving more than 20% of its funding from foreign sources to register as an organization representing a foreign interest. Opposition and civil society groups argue that the proposed law is designed to silence freedom of speech and demonize organizations as foreign agents. The U.S. and the EU have been strong supporters of Georgia's democratic development for more than 30 years, and if the bill is approved, it would cast Georgia's strongest partners as malign actors and derail the country's path to Europe.
#Georgia #ForeignAgentLaw #UsSenators #UsgeorgiaRelations
https://www.voanews.com/a/bipartisan-group-of-us-senators-warns-georgia-over-foreign-agent-law-/7587352.html
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A bipartisan group of 14 U.S. senators has sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze expressing concern over the government's decision to reintroduce and advance a "Russian-style foreign agents' law". The senators fear that the decision is undermining Georgia's European future and its relations with the U.S. They warned that if the legislation becomes law, they would be compelled to encourage a shift in U.S. policy toward Georgia. The law would require any organization in Georgia receiving more than 20% of its funding from foreign sources to register as an organization representing a foreign interest. Opposition and civil society groups argue that the proposed law is designed to silence freedom of speech and demonize organizations as foreign agents. The U.S. and the EU have been strong supporters of Georgia's democratic development for more than 30 years, and if the bill is approved, it would cast Georgia's strongest partners as malign actors and derail the country's path to Europe.
#Georgia #ForeignAgentLaw #UsSenators #UsgeorgiaRelations
https://www.voanews.com/a/bipartisan-group-of-us-senators-warns-georgia-over-foreign-agent-law-/7587352.html