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Added on the 23/03/2023 10:05:37 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hundreds of people protest outside Georgia's parliament after it adopts a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked weeks of mass protests against the measure, denounced as mirroring Russian legislation used to silence dissent. IMAGES
The EU is to better protect journalists from political interference under an unprecedented media freedom law adopted by the European Parliament. The legislation, backed in a vote by 464 EU lawmakers, with 92 against and 65 abstaining, also enshrines editorial independence and seeks to improve transparency on media ownership. IMAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Plenum Hall in the Knesset -- only a day after undergoing surgery to have a pacemaker installed -- ahead of a final vote on a key clause of his government's controversial judicial overhaul package. IMAGES
Israeli police use water cannon to disperse flag-waving protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv during a "national day of resistance" against the government's judicial reform agenda, ahead of a planned vote by lawmakers later this month. IMAGES
Israeli right-wing demonstrators attend a rally in Jerusalem in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and a controversial judicial overhaul, amid a general strike and mass anti-government protests. IMAGES