Tag: Tbilisi
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Beethoven’s 9th played in Tbilisi as thousands march through the streets
Tens of thousands of people were still out in the streets of Tbilisi a couple of hours ago, protesting Parliament’s approval of the “Russian law”. Demonstrations in Tbilisi have been going on every day since the law has been approved. Earlier during the night, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony was played in the centre of Tbilisi as…
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Protests in Tbilisi continue
Protests in Tbilisi mostly led by the youth have continued after Parliament approved the “Russian Law”. Several demonstrators have been arrested and fined, while some legislators in the US have discussed introducing sanctions against the Georgian legislators who authored the Russian Law. The law is a copy of a Russian law passed in 2012 called…
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Georgian Parliament approves Russian Law: protests in Tbilisi
The Georgian Parliament has approved the first reading of the “Russian Law” with 83 votes in favor and 0 against as the Opposition boycotted the vote. Protests are ongoing in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi, while President Salome Zourabichvili vouched to veto the law. The proposed law has been the cause of massive protests in Georgia…
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“Russian law” in Georgia postponed for Parliament’s vote today at noon
The proposed “Russian law” by the Georgian government has been postponed for parliament’s approval for today at noon after widespread protests in Tbilisi yesterday evening. Protesters blocked the entrances of the parliament’s building and were dispersed with riot police and water cannons. The proposed law is an imitation of Russia’s “Anti-foreign interference bill, which bars…