Georgia: Protestors and riot police face off as ‘foreign agents’ bill approved
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- Riot police are confronting crowds of protestors outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi tonight after MPs gave their approval to the country's divisive Foreign Influence law.
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Scuffles broke out inside the parliament too, as deputies traded blows over the legislation, which opponents say will stifle dissent and jeopardise Georgia's hopes of joining the European Union.
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Pootin is testing them. Resist so as not to be invaded.
You really think Putin would like all the Russian influencers exposed? What's in your heads people?
@@zx3215would all of the governing party like to expose itself to the fact that it’s paid by Russia to do its bidding
@@zx3215Russian "soft power" almost never operates as legitimate NGOs funded by Russia.
Every organization I remember to be publicly exposed was like some obscure private organization or "consultation center".
It will, however, give the government an excuse to put a red tape on organizations they don't like, most importantly independent organizations that supervise election processes
Are you mad ? U.s has exactly the same law!! In u.s its called FARA Google it!
@@Rom2Serge No they don't as made clear by US officials who worked on reforming the FARA law!
FARA regulates lobbying, Georgia has no legal framework for lobbying.
The consequences of this law will be drastically different, as we saw in Russia.
The law using similar wording as US law is just a cover for especially dumb people who don't know how laws work...
Come on, my wonderful Georgians
Where is Victoria Nuland? Shouldn't she be handing out cookies again?
When are governments going to realise that the countries belong to the people residing in it. Good luck to the Georgian people - I hope they manage to keep their country and oust their governments awful awful doctrine The police should be on the side of the Georgian people if they want a free life
When are you realize that the government is voted in by the people?
That's true, but I can tell you that it would be very bad for your government to listen to the voice of non-citizens and make policy decisions around what they would prefer instead of the legal citizens.
The US may have a similar Law, but you’d never know it. Our enemy here in the US is from within.
T24
@@Thichaouwe have politicians choosing their voters, it should be the other way around.
Today is May 17. In 2014, our patriarch announced it as the day of sanctity of the family in Georgia. Today, a million people took to the streets to defend our faith and the sanctity of our family. There was a peaceful march and prayer for the motherland. No foreign journalist has ever covered such a large march. Because they don't want you to see that 80 percent of Georgia protects and will protect the sanctity and faith of the family.
Is Victoria Nuland there with cookies? 🍪🍪
no :))
Well, the CIA is almost certainly there. The US has a similar law. So why shouldn't Georgia have such a law? This channel is spreading US empire bullcrap.
My post telling the world the US has a similar law was swiftly censored. Who is authoritarian?
That was the first image which popped into my mind.
She will come to Tbilisi with 5 Billion Dollar and cookies to be distributed among the criminals of Tbilisi.
Funny how sometimes it actually makes sense!
It's not over!
Channel 4 ALWAYS has the best reports on everything. Thank you
Better than the BBC
@user-vb - channel 4 are just as bad as every other media outlet in the UK .. bbc, Sly News, itv ALL have their own political agendas & NONE of them show the full truth or have the British people’s interests as a priority
I want them in Europe, now.
Why? Look at the cost of housing, food, energy and the refugee challenges we have in the west.
@@infoseekerdotmaduro6879 Any why do you think they continue to flee 2 the west?
@@HistoryRepeat-s It´s all about perception of reality. For example, you can try and figure out Georgia´s economical growth before the war and after the peace agreement with Russia. When you are messing with the wrong thing you will end up in a bad place.
Do you know that the US has similar bills
…..you’d never know it…….
FARA - Foreign Agent Registration Act.
Why the USA are threatening with sanction as they got a similar law , this law will prohibits other western countries to have a colour revolution like in Ukraine. This law was pass to stop Georgia to become another Ukraine of Victoria Nuland
Are you Georgian? if not, then you do not know what actually is going there! Us has Fara and its content is totally different! So, stop spreading misinformation!!!
So when Trump receives personal payments and campaign finances from Saudi Arabia, does he need to register as a foreign agent?
The USA have the foreign agency registration act
The UK got the Foreign interest registration act
So what is wrong for Georgia to pass a foreign aid law .
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It means European NGOs can't pay to play and control Georgias government
Lol nice 👌 the song drowned her out just as she was like, 🇺🇸 give us some help 🤣
Class Reporter is Padraig!
Georgian Dream destroying Georgian's dream, how ironic!
We renamed them to russian nightmare
@@NBer0 lol
Can somebody explain to me what's happening..
A Russian Oligarch (who’s from Georgia but made his money as an Oligarch in Russia post Soviet collapse) is trying to make a law that would censor pro European voices on tv or even social media. Georgia is a post Soviet country that is trying desperately to move toward the EU politically after 2 wars in the early 21st century
me too i do not get this at all glad I'm not the only one.🤣
They want to join the E.U then those young people will leave their country !!! And who is going to pay for a new member ? Northern europe once again
Looks like maybe the collective West is prepping their next Ukraine.
So the georgian government did make a new law that makes them close to russia. And by making the lake they are further away from joining EU.
the EU organizations targetted also include strong gender activists
What these students are doing is criminal action. Send them to jail.
Dictator
Wrong video
I agree if you mean any violent protester. Peaceful protest should always be protected.
Been here since 2013, in Georgia, big stps back with everything. 2022 we opened the gates to Russia. I said at the time we do not know who these men are. Yesterday we saw police brutality on scales like Russia. Wonder where these men went?
is the american influence better ? like ukraine
@@dianalee1589 in Ukraine you can buy Mercedes and BMW or iPhone easily with less money and make more money than Russia with Ukraine passport you can travel to all Europe and USA easily they want life like German or Norway 🇳🇴
The majority of the population of Georgia likes this law and the sovereignty of our country not the revolution attempts in Georgia 🇬🇪🙏🙏🙏
The law would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence, imposing onerous disclosure requirements and punitive fines for violations. USA has a similar bill.
Is there anything else in the bill? I’m so confused why are they protesting this bill?
@@julessb because they "ARE" foreign agents, would be my guess 😂
80% want to join the EU.
The bill affects orgs with only 20% of their funding from abroad? That must be every human rights organization.. This is another sign of bad things to come.
Sempre interferenze straniere.Non avete problemi a casa vostra?Falsi amici occidentali e americani.
what’s that smell ? has Vicky N got something in the oven again ???
1:52 looks like he's come straight off a half-pipe.
Register as a Foriegn agent?
How did this government won the vote last time round? Did people stay away due to disenchantment, or did proper parties collapse?
Both :(
This smells like the 2014 Coup in Ukraine. How did that work out for Ukriane?
We had 2014 in 1991. Inform your self better ruzzian fan
Ummm they took back their country 😂 they are doing great 😂
Still spreading the Putin propaganda then...?
Wake up to reality... Vlad started a war to try to regain is control of Ukraine as soon his puppets were kicked out from power...
I just wonder how can someone be so dumb that 2 years after they still repeat the same lines...?
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Today is May 17. In 2014, our patriarch announced it as the day of sanctity of the family in Georgia. Today, a million people took to the streets to defend our faith and the sanctity of our family. There was a peaceful march and prayer for the motherland. No foreign journalist has ever covered such a large march. Because they don't want you to see that 80 percent of Georgia protects and will protect the sanctity and faith of the family.
Sakartvelo me mqvars!
People needs freedom they need money democracy see Norway 🇳🇴 see germany 🇩🇪 they have money and democracy
They are going down the toilet, but it´s a long story. In short, big corporations lobbying our politicians and foreign influence. Leaders let the people down.
I'm Georgian. this report is amazingly done ✅ loved.
Georgia will be in European union 🇪🇺🇬🇪
What is the actual issue here? The law itself, or the way that the EU and the US are using it as a threat? I'd bet all of my worldy possessions, that if we went to the square right now, and asked the first ten protestors we came across, they woundn't be able to tell us the details of this law, or a single way in which it would affect them directly. They also would be surprised to learn that they US already has a similar law; only much stricter. So why are people calling it "the Russian Law", and not the "American Law"? This is how the catastrophe is Ukraine strated ten years ago. Exactly the same way. Eerily so. I strongly suggest that Georgians who care about their nation Google the document: "Expanding Russia", produced by the Rand Corporation. Not an avid reader? Start with Chapter 4, Geoploitical Measures. Your future has been outlined there in black-and-white.
Padraig "lollipop gang" Byrne
What is the actual issue here? The law itself, or the way that the EU and the US are using it as a threat? I'd bet all of my worldy possessions, that if we went to the square right now, and asked the first ten protestors we came across, they woundn't be able to tell us the details of this law, or a single way in which it would affect them directly. They also would be surprised to learn that they US already has a similar law; only much stricter. So why are people calling it "the Russian Law", and not the "American Law"? This is how the catastrophe is Ukraine strated ten years ago. Exactly the same way. Eerily so. I strongly suggest that Georgians who care about their nation Google the document: "Expanding Russia", produced by the Rand Corporation. Not an avid reader? Start with Chapter 4, Geoploitical Measures. Your future has been outlined there in black-and-white.
Well said.
Protest no gain love ❤ RASSIA
They want to be rich and free like Germany like Norway 🇳🇴 how much money you earn per month I don't think so it's enough
I really do not get any of this tbh. What is this about Russia invading Georgia? I am lost here.🤣
So the georgian government did make a new law that makes them close to russia. And by making the lake they are further away from joining EU.
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
But U.S citizens they are rich Georgians don't have food you can see all friends of USa like Sweden like Norway like Germany like England and others they are rich
Give them EU or US citizenships,they will join you.Sanctions on your own country.😂
OK poor russ but when you see new models of Mercedes or rang rover in your sleep they ride that in the streets
Learn the lessons from u kraine or de ja vu😮
In Ukraine you can buy iPhone and best cars easily but in Russia you can't buy German cars like BMW and Mercedes easily it's different between them
but russia is in eu
Not very bright are you.
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But it's poor
@@leekelly9639 Good one. Still he now posses more knowledge than yesterday🙂
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 :) please think what does that mean
In the end the fact is WE DON'T WANT RUSSIA!!!
Edit: 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 :) 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 LAW THAT REGULATES SUCH ORGANISATIONS 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!
Yes, this is good, because this law protects Georgia from Russian influence. Your protests aren't very smart actually.
Har-har,Im American, I live with it every single day
Okay thank you for explaining this, I was wondering if there was something more to this bill than they are reporting
In US you can write anonymous letters every day, so what?
@@dmitryletov8138 In US, if an anonymous letter is send about you being suspicious,you won't be arrested ,isn't it? Use your brain if you have it.
Hold on, how does transparency and Russia come together?
No one cares.
-- We caught a witch!
-- Why do you think she's a witch?
-- She is dressed like a witch!
-- And who dressed her like that?
-- We did! But she is a witch!
same as foreign agent law and EU comes together...It doesnt
What sort of threats did the Kremlin make to cause this mess?
@DeathontheRhine
It's to keep out the same orgs/NGOs who've brought so much joy to Syria, Libya, Ukraine ect.
@@codswallop164 Strange isn't it that so many Georgians are against this bill, weird that it's the predominantly the corrupt politicians who support the bill. Furthermore strange that in 2008 Russia invaded Georgia under the same pretenses as Ukraine. Strange that Russia is involved with a lot of this hmmm.
Go Georgians!! Americans have your backs. Protect your Democracy at all costs 💪🏼
Yeah, like they have Ukrainian backs. But have in mind that Ukraine is having less and less backs by the hour
Thats what the law does. protects their democracy from your NGOs
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@@r4v3n62 I don't think so
@@galaxymyt4834 what you think is irrelevant
In what way is trying to storm the parliament democratic? Like it or not, it's the elected representatives who make the decisions, not the parliament of the street.
What they call bourgeoisie democracy is basically a more complex form of oligarchy
Voting has consequences
This is what a non-democrat would say. Our responsibility and involvement in public affairs doesn't begin and end with casting a ballot. It's up to civil society to watch and ensure that elected officials actually represent the will of those who voted them in.
@@silvasdamata Protesters aren't the majority of Georgian people, not even close!! So there's no reason for them to make all this mess. The Georgian parliament will decide what it thinks is best for Georgia: this is how a democracy works! At worse the next time they will vote for another party and that's all.
@@LittleBishop001 Why do you say that, where are your numbers? Demonstrators never amount to the totality of their supporters. They invoke polls that show upwards of 80% support for Georgia joining the EU and see this law as a slap in the face of the same institution they aspire to be a part of. And no, governments don't have infinite leeway in a democracy. Parliaments, executives, judiciary are supposed to limit each other, and civil society can and should keep watch on all. In a democracy, power is borrowed from the people, but the people can and should make sure that THEIR government enacts THEIR program. The idea that people should vote, and then sit quietly and orderly for the next 4 years is NOT democratic in any way. There is no democracy without a strong and engaged civil society, and a government that listens to them.
@@silvasdamata truth ❤
Are these Georgians not aware that other countries can use funds to control their country if this bill is not introduced?
What is wrong in disclosing your source of funding ?
Does it mean that I can receive £10 million from another or a mexican drug cartell and deposit it at a Georgian bank without disclosing it ?
This is madness.
Тачно. Зато су баш и ангажовали све те гејеве да вриште и лупају.
Hmm Russian special military operation next?
No because now they are closer to russia.
If you listen carefully, you can hear Putin shitting his pants
more like the collective west.. who's power is fast diminishing
You like to live inside other men's pants. 😂
😂😂😂
The expression is pissing his pants. 😅
Like Putin really cares😂😂😂
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. Ребята, Америка приняла этот закон ещё в 1938 так почему Грузия не может сделать тоже самое спустя почти 100 лет?!!! Революция в России в 1917 и путч 1991 это было прямое влияние иностранных разведок. В Грузии сейчас работает МИ-6. Держись Грузия!!!
Nicely said. Cheers mate.
Ivanishili is the true villain. What are you waiting for Georgia?!
Help Georgia to stay free from the shackles of Moscow.
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Stay Georgia no EU !
Civilized West...Damaging their own property🍜😂🤣
See Norway or Swiss or Sweden or Germany and compare them to Russia wow Is richest who have better life
This is January the 6th in Georgian style, attacking a democratically voted parliament.
That's BS,it is not.This is US and UK fighting Cold war.They allowed the same thing in Ukraine in 2014,this time it won't work
@@blatabe No, it's the Georgian people who in case you haven''t noticed hate Russia with a passion since you stole 20% of their territory. Even if these protests get nowhere, the next elections will come around.
@@blatabe Those criminals who think they are representing the Georgian people are literally ATTACKING A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT! What's so difficult to understand? This behaviour is not acceptable. Unfortunately, the Georgian riot police are not as brutal and consequential as the Russian Riot police.
Give it a rest...
West should open entry for Georgian same as Ukrainians. 😂
west have failed miserably.. yet they never learn
West is dead.They lost everywhere
But in the past Russia attack on them too
Just a point Channel 4, 4 Police wear uniforms and insignia. Even in Georgia, where they were literally trained in an exchange program by the US state of Georgia’s police. Government Security Services and security contractors operate without any of these things and these are conducting renditions of protestors.
George sorros employes, worried zbout their fundjng
Take care of your freedom, do not let Russian fascist laws pass through your institutions!!!!
Hypocrites,go and do something in Israel
As eu member i wuold prefer Putin to von der layen, 😅
In Germany you makes more money that Russian
Georgia is an Asian country.EU is in Europe.
Georgia is Europe, not Asia!
@@anakacharava4159 Georgia is in Asia.Its more eastern then Turkey.To you Turks are European?Seriously.Thats rediculous.
@@tonytony3255 Too bad you are so uneducated. In a formal sense, Georgia is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Western Georgia is in Europe. In general, there is only one continent, that is Eurasia. Europe is not surrounded by an ocean to call it a separate continent. Now, what about belonging to Europe, Georgia has been a part of Western civilization since ancient times, with its culture, religion, history, and values. Caucasus is the homeland of the first Europeans.The European race is also called the Caucasian race. First of all, precisely because of the Georgians. Before the appearance of Indo-Europeans, Proto-Georgians lived in Europe.
As for the Turks. They are the successors of the Byzantine Empire, the greatest center of Western civilization. It is true that the invading Seljuk Turks converted them to Islam and changed their language, but these people did not disappear anywhere. Turkey is a multinational country. "Turk" is their common name. Most have Caucasian-Balkan genes. Only 10-15 percent are of Asian origin.
@@anakacharava4159 No offense.Georgia is Asian country,that is a fact.As soon as you cross Constantinople/Instambul split to the right side of the shore your in Asia.That is a fact.Hello, Iran is just south of Georgia.That is way inside Asia as you can be.
Also,if you didnt know,white people camd to Europe from Asia!!Slavic people as the biggest ones are Euroasian.White people are not indeginuous to Europe,they came from Asian plains of todays south east Russia mostly (Slavic and Scandinavian) and Europe had a population of nations before Slavic and Scandinavians came to populate Europe. Illyrians lets say are the oldest Europeans.Not sure what ur point is but you will rarely find anyone who thinks Georgia is European.Its just not factual.Even the people in Georgia are more look-alike the Iranians then Slavs and Scandinavians.Its a fact,not sure why its such an insult to Georgians not to be Europeans.Whats the big deal??Its geography.
@@tonytony3255 First of all, I must tell you that most people from Asia have features characteristic of the Mongoloid race. A good example of this is today's Russians, who are a mixture of Tatar-Mongol and Finno-Ugric peoples. Mixed Asians also have narrow eyes, blonde hair, and fair skin. Which has nothing to do with Europe at all.
As for Iranians, they are not like Georgians, Georgians are different. some French, Spaniards, Italians, Greeks, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians, Bulgarians, Romanians and other so-called representatives of a European country may also resemble Iranians. This is a stupid argument.
To the south of Georgia is Armenia, and to the south of Armenia is Iran. And to the north of Georgia is Russia, so we are Russians?🤡We Georgians are proud of who we are. We know our history. We know who we are, where we come from, where we are and where we are going.
Geography, history, anthropology are not your strengths.🤡
People needs freedom they need money democracy see Norway 🇳🇴 see germany 🇩🇪 they have money and democracy