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Protesters take to the streets in Tbilisi before, during and after the Georgian parliament's vote on the controversial "foreign influence" bill, which saw lawmakers override a presidential veto despite weeks-long mass protests and warnings from the West that the move could jeopardise the country's path to the European Union. IMAGES
The United States "condemns" the adoption of 'foreign influence' law by the Georgian parlaiment. "In passing this law, the ruling Georgian Dream Party moved the country farther away from the European integration path and ignored the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the Georgian people, who have taken to the streets for weeks to oppose this law," US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The United States says Georgia still has time to "change course" after the government rammed through a Russian-inspired law barring "foreign influence" despite mass protests. SOUNDBITE
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
Thousands of protestors gather outside Georgia's parliament in Tbilisi as the ruling party gears up to adopt a controversial Kremlin-style "foreign influence" law. Tbilisi has seen three straight nights of mass rallies over the bill that mirrors repressive laws on advocacy groups and media outlets introduced in Russia, and that have been slammed by the European Union and the United States. IMAGES
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