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- Mass protests continue as Georgia's parliament has voted through a divisive "foreign agent" law.
Critics say the bill - which they call the "Russia law" - could be used to threaten civil liberties.
However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia's president, which the parliament in Tbilisi can override by holding an additional vote.
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Every citizen should know where the money to control them is coming from.
Most of the money that's attempting to control them is coming from Russia
Transparency is not the issue here. There are two main issues with this law: attaching label of “foreign influence” to organisations that contribute to development of civil society in Georgia and giving power to ministry of Justice to investigate any organisation and get hold of its members’ personal information on the basis of anonymous tips. Basically, it’s not just Russian law but a Bolshevik law essentially.
@@SpaceMonkeeyy
If you have nothing to hide, what’s the issue?
You wouldn’t want Hamas or similar organisations like the CIA or some Jewish lobbyists controlling your country.
Very correct and too much of them protest for free😏
govermant dont care about that why because if they wnated transparancy they would start it from them self cause they are rich asf all they want is to control NGOS and win elections without any problem its so simple to understand if u live in georgia
Could do with a similar law in the UK
We have similar laws, but government and police too woke to use them.
The BBC should just close shop. It reports in this video that Russia has a similar law, but fails to report that the UK and US has similar laws. And what's wrong with the requirement that you must report your foreign funds?
COME ON CIA , WE CAN DO IT!!! 😂😂😂
Muppet show.....
Seems like a common sense idea to me. I guess those that try to control and influence from abroad don't like it and have sent their minions onto the streets
2024 the year of protests
The Bible said in this generation alot protests going to be happening around the world 🌎 is prophets from the Bible of God..Jesus coming soon Aleluya
Color revolutions when election result is not liked by Washington
ANTI LGBT IS GOOD
Nooo.l m from Georgia. That's ljbt not national protests..fuck
We should have this law in the UK! They have it in the USA don't they?
Yes, but it affects every country bar one, you don't have to declare any money that comes from Israel.
USA has it, the EU has it and your UK also has it. For generations you have it. But at the same time criticize others for accepting the same, even less strict law :D The US one is the most harsh, but they scream the most, lol. Typical hypocricy. Typical western approach.
Euromaidan 2.0 coming to Georgia,
God will protect Georgia
it wont, because we the majority support this law.
@@xogaismindia highly doubt that bot
@@johnwalsh4857 us bot
@@hadihd2935 Russia bot
Seems like a perfectly reasonable law.
when all institutes are corupted hmmm...
The "No Leader Movement" in Georgia also happened in Hong Kong, Myanmar, and Ukraine. It has nothing to do with "democracy" but everything to do with "global geopolitics". This model can be used across culture and geography aiming at "regime change" for the "alliance" of WWIII.
Color revolutions paid by who…?
@@ericp1139
The U.S.A for one. Happened in Libya and Egypt too.
@@ericp1139 The sad thing is you have to ask that question. the people are asleep, don't you see what's happening around the world. Follow the money, most countries around that have unrest, and you will find the US has a hand in it.
I don't believe people like you still exist and spread this cr*p, you should get at least elementary school education to learn how to think a bit.
America has this same law, practically all democracies have a similar law. Its meant to prevent foreign interference in politics. The fact that the"West" is protesting this law, all of them having similar laws, should tell you everything your need to know about these "protests"
No, it's mostly us Georgians there. and most of us aren't stupid. We just prefer western corruption to eastern.
why try to distort the reality. this is ruzzian tactics
@@wintermute3478 That's what I've been saying for a long time. It's okay to have a preference over which corrupt overlord(s) rules you. Just don't pretend it's about 'democracy' or 'freedom'.
It likely that the US and the west are behind these protest as what happened in 2014 in Ukraine, Libya, Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc, etc. They cannot stop themselves interfering in others affairs.
@@wintermute3478you have not read this law. It is a law against all funding from foreign companies not only Western. It is a normal law, many countries have it but Russia of course has this law because the amount of foreign organisation trying to intervene in politics was much higher than Russian funded ngos in US or UK. .
can you explain to me in simple words what the difference is with EU foreign funding directive?
Go check on the internet, you lazy bone.
Don't be silly, a law that calls for foreign donors to be disclosed?
Who are these foreign donors anyway?
One is transparency. The other is prohibition.
@@verzeda what is prohibited?
This bill strips “foreign agents” of rights and is used as a vehicle to consolidate russian power in russia. It is to enact smear campaigns and take away rights, undermining rule of law in favour of authoritarian rule (of what the autocrat says).
It would irreversably cut georgia off with ties to all countries the government wants to cut off.
How is the law any different from most other countries laws?
The bill, which passed with 84 members of parliament out of 150 voting in favour, requires non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and media outlets with more than 20 percent of their funding coming from outside Georgia to register as bodies “pursuing the interests of a foreign power”.
The new law is similar to transparency legislations in Western countries - such as the Foreign Agents Registration Act in the United States and similar directives planned in France and other European Union countries.
Vietnam and Thailand have also passed similar laws banning N.G.O' s interfering in their society. African countries have done the same.
The U.S , Australia and U.K for example fund the N.E.D and ASPI as well as other N.G.O 's to create unrest in other countries.
From this article: Government-Funded NGOs, Linked To NATO, Are Interfering In European Elections
NATO-funded and government-funded NGOs are working with government bodies to interfere in German elections. Their “influence operation” aims to keep Germany in line with American foreign policy objectives and undermine the European peace movement.
Georgian's leader is also French Zourabichvili was born in Paris, France into a family of Georgian political refugees. She joined the French diplomatic service in the 1970s and over three decades went on to occupy a variety of increasingly senior diplomatic positions. From 2003 to 2004, she served as the Ambassador of France to Georgia. In 2004, by mutual agreement between the presidents of France and Georgia, she accepted Georgian nationality
21.3% of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2020 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
It was, and maybe still is, one of the most corrupt countries in Europe.
LOL @ Russia law and threatening civil liberties. The US has the same law which nobody mentions and how can telling the people who is meddling in there affairs anything but good? I really worry how many people cant see through the glaringly obvious here.
Are those foreign agents inciting the riots by any chance.
All politicians should retire before 60 years old!!
So what about experience ???? 60 is a very young age nowadays
So discriminate against people via age.
In the US military after turning ag 63 you must retire within 30 days. If only this applied to politicians, and judges too.
Nope
🇬🇪We know what they are doing and where and why the money is deposited. No matter how much the traitors shout, we will still leave them hungry. Georgians are not worried about blackmail and sanctions.😂😂😂
Why protest against the law that is to disclose all Russian funding and inluance inside the country? Would those regulations not show all the NGO's that are funded by Kremlin?
Apparently, these students are not in the sciences, so the NGOs do their thinking for them.
Because it's the "West" who are the ones upset. CIA and mi6 can't try their regime change programs
Russia implemented the same law to crack down on media sources that aren't completely controlled by the government.
@@melvinbarnett1910and it seems Putin does all your thinking for you because the government has stated it’s not dealing it’s foreign agents it’s about suppressing the opposition the government has very much stated that is why the law is getting passed
@@Darthdog4957 No... wrong
If you get paid from abroad, you must declare it, end of story. Other countries even in the EU have similar laws whats the big problem?
😅😅The protesters were probably sponsored by a foreign organization so they were so panicked. Who do you think pays them, people with jobs rarely spend that much time on the road.
US hegemony.
2014 in Kiev, 2024 in Tbilisi, what is the different ?
A lot, here is someone with no knowledge of the subject matter who has never even been to Georgia
Plenty of difference. Lots of similarities. Just as in 2014, the president is taking money from Putin.
Expect him to flee to Russia as well.
Democracy 😂😂😂😂
🇺🇸 doing its usual shenanigans 🤪
All politicians should be arrested and held accountable for their corrupt actions. But it will never happen because the police help them. Politics is broken.
And all NGOs should disclose where they get money from. Thats how western countries do it.
@@ericp1139it’s already disclosed
@@likachambers6465 then why would they need a foreign agent bill?
@@ericp1139 to enforce Russian style clamp down of opposition and free press by branding then as “foreign agent “ - spies in other words.
@@ericp1139 are my comments deleted ???? - I gave you a comprehensive answer of that and it disappeared. Are you a Russian trol ?????
I’m absolutely in favour of democracy, but I wholeheartedly believe that you shouldn’t have any grounds to protest anything happening in another country. Wish for this to be in the UK.
This law has been adopted in many countries of the world, and also in America, it is necessary for Georgians to adopt this law. It is a Georgian law
Bot Russ
yeh, but this will highlight US and EU meddling and remove the oppertunity for them to create another proxy on Russias border. Therefore we must stop this bill if we are to have any hope of generating more wars and suffering.......
When is the BBC going to report on Matt Hancock and his Midazolam poison?🤔
First and second wave of deaths in the elderly nursing homes in Britain!!! All by design!
When are you going to give up asking questions that don't contradict Lakhta 's policy?
Why would someone use Midazolam
I dont get it they have chosen their mp s and they passed the law what is the problem ??
Its ok to protest in support of the government but not if its against.
Is that how democracy works?
In ruzzia, yes. In it there's no democracy, though
In Russia there is much more democracy compared to any EU country, where you cant say anything positive about Russia. Or you lose your job.
@@user-tq3vb7vw6bIvan at it again 😂
Election will be held in few months time, vote to choose the government, not thru protest. But then i think those who are protesting are too minority to sway the election result. They are getting significant monetary contribution from EU and America, so they must protest.
@@Liboch agree, these protestors do not represent the entire nation, not even 2%.
The first law about "foreign influencers" was adopted in our country ...... the United States of America. All organizations receiving money from abroad (>20%) should report to our American Authorities. All other sovereign Democracies in the World (Russia, China, India, etc.) used our blueprints.
I support Georgians’ freedom!
Freedom of what:)
Freedom of Western Establishment funded organisations???
Freedom away from Soviet times. They explained this in the public interviews @@user-fv6bt8pk6s
@@user-fv6bt8pk6sFreedom from any decency and mortality.
@@user-fv6bt8pk6s To chose their future of course!
When will this cycle of propaganda and hypocrisy in journalism come to an end? 😂😂😂
Stop comparing with the west....that same billionaire in UK or USA would had to create a corporation to be all good....there in the east they just changed the law😂😂😂 in both places he ends up with his money
Another Ukraine in the making
Seems like it. They never learn.
More Russian imperialism and aggression
@@s_t102 No, you never learn. Georgia was attacked before Ukraine, and for the same reason. There will always be more "Ukraines" until Putin is stopped.
Oh no we should surrender and be slaves of Russia. Get your head out of your asses please
@@s_t102 Just give your country to Russia? Is that the takeaway?
USA and GB have exactly same law.
SLAVA FREE GEORGIA!!!!!!
fly high rainbow butterfly......you're a genetic loser!!!
Do you understand what you said?😂
The same way they freed Ukraine. Over 1 million dead or wounded soldiers, half the population left the country and most will never return. An economy that will never recover, a debt to the US that can never be repaid, so anything worth taking in what is left in Ukraine will belong to the US. So is that what you mean by free Georgia, the same fate as Ukraine.
@@M.A.D.756 Bullsh%t!!!! What a load of hogwash!!!!
The funny thing is they say tens of thousands when it's literally less than a thousand
WTF?
Why can't Georgia have the same law as in the USA?
Bc it`s not the same, and the people obviously don`t want it.
@@fnmkd3142It is the same any everybody besides paid protesters want it.
Because it's not the same.
You aren't taught well in Lakhta.
@@alexsilent5603 Is anyone surprised a Russian supports Russian law lol?
That law applies mainly to lobbyists.
Free Georgia 🇬🇪
What's the point of having this kind of law ? It makes sence for an independent state, Georgia is long since just a satelite of USA
georgia? What planet is that?
The planet is not an old state, 3000 years old
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Nobody is up then theirs citizens…nobody
Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA) - закон США, принятый в 1938 году, требующий, чтобы иностранные агенты в США, представляющие интересы иностранных держав в «политическом или квазиполитическом качестве», раскрывали свои отношения с иностранным правительством и информацию о соответствующей деятельности и финансах. Америка приняла этот закон ещё в 1938 году так почему Грузия не может сделать тоже самое почти 100 лет?!!! Революция в России 1917 и путч 1991 это всё прямое влияние иностранных разведок. В Грузии сейчас работает МИ-6. Держись Грузия!!!!
Сам "закон" - ерунда , его применение - вот в чём Вопрос .Практика применения Уголовного Кодекса этими деятелями - нелепа и примитивна . Это и настораживает всех .😊....
Bbc, enough said.
free free Palestine🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸✌️🇧🇩
Love you all from Bangladehs ❤❤❤
Too much already let them do what ever they want till they get tired I'm tired of this protest news every day
Please don't disease tion. 😢
imagine if folks gathered together to celebrate Jesus like they do with these peaceful/riots protest
It all boils down Boscavilky to, one man's interest against the interests of an entire nation....
I will not allow that to happen as long as i continue to be the President of Georgia...
After all its abt the will of our pplz, our own Georgians in whose name we continue to rule, rather serve them...
The protests ominously seem to remind one of the Arab spring moment in 2011, Salome....
I really do not understand, Salome as to how far could ur office go in vetoing this controversial foreign-agents bill, from becoming a law?
There may be technical hurdles to overcome, yet i am determined to hv this scandalous law being overturned alongwith the law makers, Boscavillky...
Correct me Salime if i am wrong, aren't these protestations by the Georgian public an annual affair? sort of ritual...?
In a way they appear to be so, for Georgia saw such protests in 2022 & in 2023 too before the present protests....
U see Boscavilky, aftee the 2008 war with Russia, & the consequential loss of our territories, Abkazhia & South Ossetia, their independence being recognised by Russia the GD ie Georgian dream party chose to resume diplomatic & trade ties with Russia besides opening uo our skies access to Russian airliners...
Then u'd refused to fly the Georgian airways in protest but they un turn chose to boycott u...?
The pplz in fact wush fir a closer & deeper ties with the EU & the Georgian govt has been veering towards the authoritarian Russian style reign, which has provoked a string protestarions from the pplz, a spintaneous protest, not orchestrated by any political party or a committee...!
Do u really believe it to be so Salome...?
Why do u think otherwise Boscavilky...?
The 2008 Georgia-Russia coincided eerily with the cross border terrorist strike in Bombay...
and although the nxt elections were won by the incumbents, very soon troubles began & the ruling party in Delhi began to sink in a morass of its own making, hibbled by the so called civilian protests, spntaneous protests, the commentators repeated & parroted only by those ie the youth, the white collared yuppie professionals in law, funance, health & medicine besides off course the grocers, traders, merchants, the Satodias, all never ever acting one way or other w/o a strong financial n /or otherwise strong benefit /incentive.... delivered to them in their pockets, un their bank accounts, in cash n /or in kind...
the stereotype wall st MBA types besides the technocrats, clamouring for a "change".... u see Salime, the same highly well palced, financially secure, Mob /crowd & yet desperate for freebies,, movie tkts with big basket popcorn & pizza loaves, n /or free access to week end IPL post match bingo parties in luxury hotels hppned to be the most aggressive protestors, vociferously demanding, agitating for a change, on social media,....
That was the social media boim time, Mark Zuckerberg mania fuelling the "change protestations" suitably rewarded, incentivised off course with feebies thrown at the youth, the massive demography dividend... crowd...!!!
And now Georgian govt, is finally in the 3rd & final year of the end of the 3rd term when elektions are due, to be held few minths down the line...
How can we aspire to hv the cake & eat it too Boscavilky...?
Thats precisely what the Georgian govt has been progressively doing over the past 2 yrs... progressively choosing to ignore the EU & West protestations...
has not the EU agreed to waive off the conditions reqd to be fulfilled enabling Georgia to be part of the EU at the earliest...?
As for the so called spontaneous protests who's the billionnaire Georgian, politician who's made his billions in Russia, Salome...?
Ivanishvilli, who emerged victorious against Sakashvilly in 2012...
And which Russia do u allude to Salome, while u keep on referring to Russia vis a vis the EU n /or the US...?
How many Russia's are there Boscavilky..?
Isn't there a only Moscow/Kremlin...?
True Salome a single Moscow /Kremlin n yet inhabited by....
To anyone comparing this with FARA law! According to this law anyone can write down anonymous letter about suspicion that someone may be foreign agent and just submit it without any access procedure and government has rights to access any type of personal information about the suspected person or organisation
In the end the fact is WE DON'T WANT RUSSIA!!!
I will clarify, anyone means not only organisations but regular people who consume any type of western media, will it be books, movies, videos or news, consider most student fundings. stating any opposing opinion could also be considered being foreign agent because of influence. At any point it doesn't matter whether you are actually an organisation or just a citizen, whether you get support from any western country (and mind you Georgia heavily relies on western support, b/c government doesn't want to spend extra money for even cultural restorations :) so yea ), under just suspicion any citizen can be identified as single funded nonprofit organisation that didn't register itself :) there goes opposition what are we taking about then?
** In addition we ALREADY HAVE A TRANSPARENCY LAW THAT REGULATES SUCH ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT TAKES INCOME FROM IT AS WELL, THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANOTHER VAGUE LAW THAT INVOLVES LABELING CITIZENS AS POTENTIAL AGENTS
About anonymous letters, the process of labelling someone agent is entirely different from US. To my understanding in US government must first prove you are an agent and only after that it's possible to label someone as agent. According to "Russian law" the moment there is a suspicion you are an agent, you get labelled one and government doesn't not have any responsibility of defending you, you have to fend for yourself (majority can't afford living let alone hiring a lawyer)
to add to that, if you are under suspicion legally you can't go on with your regular life for at least 6 months. It's silencing out voices and nothing else, the law isn't even legalized yet and people are being brutally beaten and silenced already. Many in hospitals with serious injuries, police are capturing people and then ganging up to beat them when it's not necessary!! They already removed the person from the protesting scene why beat them?! Why send gangs to our houses and beat us for opposing opinion?! yet our government lies in our faces that police do what they have to and beating people up in pulp doesn't go against anything, if you are interested about the scale school aged kids are being arrested just for standing and protesting, no one's safe. Therefore, it's either the EU or Russia, and we prefer the EU in hopes of at least being able to ask for basic human rights! For being able to protect ourselves!
Georgia's "foreign agents" law, which targets organizations receiving foreign funding, raises concerns about stifling civil society and restricting free speech, potentially undermining democratic values and freedoms in the country.
I am Georgian, Georgia is not Europe, it is in the Caucasus
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.
@@titusmccarthy there is not west asia or europe , Its full American owned
შენ დედას ჩავთხარე 17 სანტიმეტრიანი
Take some history and geography lessons you retarded piece of shi t
You are not georgian
lol say that to a real Georgian and see what happens
Why not be honest and tell the audience that the USA has a almost identical law
It’s not the same
and their beloved EU
@@likachambers6465 please explain to us the difference
But 20 % are pro russia so logically 80% have to pay the check - logic at its best 😂
By calling it a ' Russan law' or ' Putin's law' is obviously propaganda because there is no mention of the American Patriot act of 2001 which also wants to know the source of NGO's funds.
Bot you don’t have even idea what that law done in Russia
The collective West just can't stop meddling in other's countries affairs.
More so if that country shares a border with Russia or China.
Shame on police
Canada so needs this law, there are foreign influencers like China,America.and the list is long
Allow the protests to continue. But preventing another color revolution that will create civil war and destroy the country as Ukraine has, is a wise move. It's important to reveal and expose those who are attempting to overthrow the government illegally in Georgia. Georgians are entitled to know what outsiders such as Russia, the US, and others are doing. That's why the US not only has a similar law, but the much tougher Patriot Act. Foreign agents should not be able to hide behind charities.
Why are you such an idiot?
Ivanishvili and russian dream MPs ARE foreign agents.
Georgia will join democracy and the free world🎉
Yeah, just like Ukraine😢 that lies in ruins with no electricity and lost hundreds of thousands of men
@@sergeykorostelev7510 When a British or American politician talks about freedom and democracy, know very well that there are people being subjected to genocide
@@sergeykorostelev7510Anything is good to get rid of ruzzia, even help from aliens.
Yes, free world democracies that have similar foreign agent bills to protect their sovereignty.
Georgia will become free when it repents for its crimes and begs forgiveness from Russia and South Ossetia for the 2008 war.
What & how do u mean by 2 Moscow /Kremlins, Boscavilky...?
Its very simple Salome... How many places named Georgia?
At least 2 prominent places : One in US - Jimmy Carters constituency & the other in the polar opp ie in the East europe - SW of Moscow...!
besides far too many firts, islands, named after King George?
The southern state of India,ruled by a politician named Mr Stalin, u recall Salome?
Off course yes... u mean the Madras presidency, Boscavilky...?
The seat of power ie the legislative assembly convenes in St George Fort in Madras...!
As far as 2 Kremlin /Moscow concerned isn't Russia reigned over by the President & the Prime minister?
Since the time they were together in the the office of Anatoly Sobchak - Law Professor, his protege:- Dmitri Anatolyvic Medwedev & alongwith him was KGB agent returned frim East Berlin - V Putin...
later chosen as the Mayor /PM, first & :then President by outgoing Boris Yeltsin...
And since then for 24 yrs now Czar-Russia, V V Putin & Dmitri A Medwedev hv been lording over Russia uninterruptedly...
briefly switching roles /offices during 2008-12...!
Soooh what's the inference, Biscavilky...?
Both acting in tandem... marching in sync... left, right, left, right....
U mean one of them leans towards the West ie the US...?
During his reign as President , & his visit to the US, didn't D A M, visit among other places, Twitter office & post his message?
Yeaah he used to make sime noise abt liberalising, openness, freedom etc etc... but don't we all kniw the reality of Russia & ONE man rule?
conversely look at the situation in the WH...?
The Blue & the Red color parties.... One is openly renowned for his pro - Russia stance, isn't he..?
He was bailed out by Deutsche Bank chief - - Moscow office - - during his bankruptcy, when nobody was willing to touch Trump with a bargepole & wasn't the then Deutsche bank chief, very paly with V V Putin... eventually leaving office in disgrace, taking the German bank down with him....?
but why do u oppose the foreign agents Bill, Salome...?
for the simple reason its a copy, cut, paste of Russian draconian law & how could i allow that to be enacted?
In any case elections are due in few months... The public would decide, in favour or against the current ruling party....
Hv u not seen the impact of the generously liberal euphemism for literally bending backwards by the Indian successive regimes since 1990z?
allowing 26 % stake in news channels, 100 % FDI - investment in films & TV, 76 % in Science publications...?
Virtually handing over the platforms to foreigners to set the agenda, to shape, mould, condition, ie literally indoctrinate the public, both highly well informed, learned, knowledgeable & the illiterate ones...?
How did it happen? Was it overnight?
That chap at Morgan Stanley - Head, began his elektion coverage journeys across India with a team of 20 felliw journalists / mainstream media Editors, IT Czar - N Nilekani ( Aadhar card notoriety) Telecom Czar - Mr S Mittal - - courtesy International Guru of Indian political parties & one time Super - PM - unelekted - lordung over entire cabinet, incl the Cabinet secretariat - - Mr Sam Pitroda the great...!!!
And u know the rest as they say is scandalous history of past 24 yrs & continuing....
150 luxury hotel properties established in India...
The data set champions would do well to present the entire area /land occupied by the 5 star luxury hotel chain over past 24 yrs.... in a simple one page chart....
besides the cities, territories, literally occupied by the foreign investors, incl the Jammu & Kashmir...!!!
How did it begin?
With a motley group of 20 limouzine liberals innocuously touring India, chatting up with the rustic dynasty politician rulers.....
The WEF are not happy!
No use
*They have elections coming up in 5 months - so how come the ruling party is behaving so against the public interest rather than appeasing them in this period??* 🤔
People on streets not always represent millions of people living in a country
Donald J Rump's playbook. That's what they're following. He took as much of our (women's) rights as he could before leaving - and they're not yet restored. Rump is also good buddies with ol Pooty Boi. If he isn't put in jail (so his orange suit can match his make up)where he belongs, he'll rise up to be right along side the Russian terrorist. Together, they'll force us all to live under their disgusting egos.
NGO and other organizations backed by EU and US are provoking all this mess, with this bill US and EU won't be able to meddle in Georgian internal issues.
@@rutherpomaloli5722 bullshit! they help us to defend against corrupt governments, oligarchs and bad economy
@@rutherpomaloli5722 You're half right. To give you an idea of how exactly it's looking over here it's like this, if you don't know all the details you just don't want a law that actively makes the western world want to cut ties with you. if you're more invested and knowledgeable, you prefer being a EU money launderer to being part of communism2 electric boogaloo. Trust me, the vast majority of people don't want this, even alot of the older generation.
Are they not radicals, Islamists or Hamas?
They are probably paid protesters who think if foreign donors are disclosed then the opposition is going to be in big trouble and their business as proteeters will be shut down.
EU 🤗
Russia 🤮
Any funding from Russia is also exposed by this law so how is it good for Russia. Unless the only foreign funding are from the US, UK and Europe. Those who receive the foreign funding obviously are not happy and would fight against the law as it is their livelihood at stack.
"the lady doth protest too much, methinks"
The law is controlled by the lawmakers, so it's really simple to just see no evil from certain countries of influence, while scrutinizing others. it's not that the law itself is a horrible concept, it's a good way to avoid foreign companies using shell companies here to launder money as an example. but the issue becomes that the people who are in control can't be trusted to use that concept responsibly.
You think that this law covers bribery of MP's and corporations? Or do you think it deliberately targets NGO's because its mainly western money?
The EU have a lot to worry about because they are handing out backhander money all over the place in Georgia as they used to do to the BBC pre Brexit. How do you think all those EU flags ended up all over the country??
USA have same law lol
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Wrap me up 2 freedoms and 1 human right to go please.
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SHAME ON RUSSIA
how would not allowing foreign funding to influence running your country threaten civil liberties? if only we had laws like this in the UK, everyone could see how much foreign funding from places like the EU, the BBC gets. maybe that's why they don't like it.
Don' defund the BBC
It only helps Russia
Free market
Why do you receive such stupid orders in Lakhta?
Hopefully these protests won't just fizzle out, like the ones in Iran did. If the "Russian law" isn't overturned then Georgia is headed down the same path as Belarus: another country where most people would dearly love to join the EU.
What are the benefits of joining the EU?
@@alexsilent5603 Money from rich EU members.
@@malcolmhardwick4258 Poland and Baltic states already took everything. There is nothing left for another leech.
@@alexsilent5603anything is good to get away from rashka-parashka, anything is good to get rid of it, even help from aliens.
@@user-ui7iy4vk1e It is Russia who wants to be left alone.
Rashka-parashka, get out of Georgia and Ukraine!!
There shall never be USSR 2.0!!!
Иди свою голову лечи, идиот.
We need our own version of such a law in the US...yesterday.
You have one. You also have the Monroe doctrine. Look it up
Old Vincey has visited Georgia and its a really welcoming place full of typical American southern hospitality
Who is old Vincey?
Thanks guys for raising the voice, here In India we are not even aware about which laws are passing which not. Indian youth is sleeping.
Most Georgians didn't stand up against the Russian incursion back in 2008. Now you know.
Of course they did! Check your facts.
#StopDarkness #StopRussia #FreeGeorgia
Georgia 🇬🇪 for Europe 🇪🇺
Ели бы вы написали Грузия с Европпой или Грузия за Европпу - я бы еще поняла, это было бы нормально. Но вы написали "Грузия для Европпы" - вы свою страну так не любите и не цените?
No organization should receive more than 10% of funding from foreign entities without heavy government scrutiny. The exception should be museums and heritage organizations.
Exactly but this law includes them as well. This law includes disabled people’s funds, banks with budget from abroad investors, media outlets and it doesn’t even talk about transparancy. It just helps government oppress those organizations by taking all the records and archives from them just because. This law says that anonymous letters can be sent to justice ministry about organizations. This way any government policeman can send a letter and then take all the records from any organization. This is basic dictatorship.
Fight for freedom or will regret!
PaRussia must not prevail
Would you mind telling us how many $US and how many Ukrainian lives you are willing to see wasted as you sit comfortably in your parents' basement and make such bold statements? Enquiring minds want to know...
@@chokkan7 How many lives should be wasted to live like russians by enforcing this law in Georgia. Have though of it..?
@dirtyharry6297 can they think ?
@@user-ui7iy4vk1e no
Fight for transparency of foreign agents.
The EU is loved all over the world
Its so obvious what is going on here. Local businessmen from the ruling party some of whom are backed by Russia have pushed for this law to be implemented.
The idea is that transparency NGOs or NGOs which represent rights of discriminated groups (including workers) could be marginalised in mainstream Georgian society. It also means that the money coming in from funding will reduced and make people more reliant on the corrupt local businessmen.
It may be that some NGOs are not ideal and there is scope for corruption but the are still an overall positive on society and trying to marginalise them will only encourage more corruption and give more power to oligarchs and government.
Student demonstrations for actual freedom for their future
they just try to find excuses not to attend classes. İt is called laziness, not freedom seeking
@@seymurnovruzov1016 That make no sense, why would they need to find an excuse to not attend?
All Western nations have similar foreign agent bills. So isn’t Georgia just upholding “Western values?”
Don’t try to twist words - we are not idiots
@@likachambers6465 well, sounds like you don’t get it.
@@ericp1139 I do get it because I am Georgian. In the view that Georgia has pro- Russian government it will be mis-used to implement Russian interest be means of branding all opposition and opposition press as “foreign agent “ - spies in other words . What is aimed at politically killing all opposition and strengthening totalitarian Russian type regime
@@ericp1139 idi ti Sam znaesh kuda.
@@ericp1139stfu and stop saying what you don't know clueless westerner my country is dying and ignorant westerners like you don't know shit about it
More EU NATO interfering
We have the same law in the USA whats the problem😳🧐
So, isn't this Jan 6? Or that only applies to the other side?😂
Yeah, illegal extremists that pay no respect to the law.
We hope Georgia becomes more democratic and joins the EU. This law is a step toward Putin not democracy.
Democracy is letting them choose
The EU is not democratic, you must obey the globalist in Brussels or else..
@@sabar2453 It is deeply unfavorable with the people, the government is not letting them choose.
@@roguetrader33A few young brainwashed street protesters dont represent the opinion of all Georgians
🙄 Democracy???
Democracy supports genocide for their interests 💰💰💰💰💰💰
政治手段就是這樣玩的，用壓得，嫌別人窮，又怕別人富
Who on earth would want their country becoming like Russia?
Georgia is the best country in the whole world
@@mariamjobadze6517 Could you tell me why?
You mean like NATO/EU ngo foreign I fluence is any better...students😂
It is. I live here man. Seriously, I prefer western corruption to eastern.
Oh what an anti-democracy Russian law!! *The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) is a United States law that requires [foreign agents]* -defined as individuals or entities engaged in domestic lobbying or advocacy for foreign governments, organizations, or persons ("foreign principals")-to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and disclose their relationship, activities, and related financial compensation. 😅
US had this law for decades. It make sense to know if some of these organisations are funded by EU or US.
F...off, ruzzian, with your propaganda!!!
Anything to get rid of ruzzia is good, any influence, whatever. Even from aliens.
Georgia is lost to Russia
who needs the Stalin's place of birth which praising him still? Europe? Good luck!