The new law is primarily directed against independent media and public organizations, the media emphasizes.
The Georgian Parliament in the Third Reading has adopted “foreign agents” registration laws and banning foreign financing for television and radio companies. This was known by the Echo of the Caucasus on Tuesday, April 1.
The document was initiated by the ruling party Georgian’s dreamclaiming he is an analogue of the American Law Fara. At the same time, according to the Georgian service Radio freedomThe new law is primarily directed against independent media and public organizations.
The law provides that the status of a “foreign agent” can receive not only NGOs, but also individuals. For failure to fulfill its provisions, criminal responsibility was given.
Parliament also banned foreign financing of the media, returning the article about state treason to the Criminal Code and excluding the concepts of “gender” and “gender identity” from the law.
Remember that in May 2024, the Georgian Parliament finally adopted the transparency law of foreign influence.
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