The European Court of Human Rights has registered a complaint against Georgia's "foreign agent" law. According to the Young Lawyers' Association of Georgia, 16 media organizations, 120 civil society organizations, and four individuals made an appeal to the court regarding the law, which the Georgian parliament passed earlier this year. The legislation was vetoed by President Salome Zurabishvili, but parliament overrode the veto despite mass protests and calls from partners to stop the implementation of the law. After the law was adopted, the EU's ambassador announced that Georgian integration into the EU was suspended, as was some aid to the Georgian government. The law, which is similar to Russia's "foreign agent" law, applies to NGOs and media organizations that receive a significant amount of their funding from sources outside Georgia. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.
European Court Registers Complaint Against Georgian 'Foreign Agent' Law
Despite mass protests in Tbilisi, Georgia's parliament passed what critics call "the Russian law."