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Georgians take to the streets of Tbilisi to protest government plans to introduce a "foreign agent" law reminiscent of Russian legislation used to silence critics. Riot police and protesters clashed the day before after ruling party lawmakers approved the draft law on "foreign agents" in its first reading. IMAGES
Thousands of Georgians take to the streets of capital Tbilisi in fresh rallies against the controversial "foreign influence" bill likened to Russian laws silencing dissent. Demonstrators gathered in front of the Paragraph hotel belonging to the company of billionaire and the ruling party chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili, where a forum of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is taking place and in which members of the Georgian government are also participating. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of people rally in Georgia against a controversial "foreign influence" bill after parliament advanced the measure denounced by Brussels as detrimental to Tbilisi's long-standing European aspirations. Waving Georgian and European Union flags, demonstrators gathered outside parliament after lawmakers passed the bill in a second reading. IMAGES
Thousands rally in Georgia for a third consecutive day as lawmakers advanced a controversial "foreign influence" law that opponents say will undermine Tbilisi's longstanding European aspirations. The protesters, including a motorcycle procession, block traffic on the main thoroughfare of the Georgian capital, in front of the parliament building. IMAGES
Thousands of flag-waving Israelis rally in Jerusalem after the hard-right government pushed through parliament a key clause of its controversial judicial reform package despite months of mass protests. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI33PV9WD_EN / VIDI33PU9MR_EN