International organizations have voiced concern over the draft law, saying it runs against Georgia’s democratic development.
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Georgians are protesting against a draft law on media and nonprofits that some say stifles freedom of the press.
Hundreds of people have been massing for days to protest the proposed law, and a fight broke out at one point among lawmakers. Russia's state news agency Tass reported Tuesday from Tbilisi that some protesters were injured.
While Georgia's president, Salome Zurabishvili, has said she would veto the bill, its authors say it's needed for the transparency of the work of entities financed by representatives of foreign states. Parliament can override presidential vetoes.
In Russia, a foreign agent law is often used to shut down organizations and news outlets that report voices critical of the government. Georgian civil activists and opposition representatives have blocked both entrances to the parliament building, chanting: "No to Russian law!" "Russians!" "Slaves!"
The United States and the European Union have warned Georgia that by adopting this law it would harm its prospects of ever joining the EU and NATO.