Russia approves bill to ban 'undesirable' foreign state-funded organizations
Organizations belonging to the list are banned from operating in Russia, and it is illegal for individuals or other media outlets to share their content.
Organizations belonging to the list are banned from operating in Russia, and it is illegal for individuals or other media outlets to share their content.
Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said that "participants of the rally continued to attack the policemen," in unsubstantiated claims that contradicted both the Kyiv Independent's reporting on the ground and widespread media coverage of the event.
The organization is loosely described, but characterized as having the goal of trying to "destroy the multinational unity and territorial integrity of Russia."
EU officials have previously strongly suggested that the law's passage would hurt Georgia's chances of becoming a member of the EU.
The bill, popularly known in Georgia as the "Russian law" for its resemblance to similar legislation passed there, was introduced previously in early 2023 by the Georgian Dream party.
Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg in late March 2023 while working on a story about the Wagner mercenary group's recruiting methods, as well as Russian citizens' views on the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The proposal, which was put forth by Mamuka Mdinaradze, the leader of Georgian Dream's faction in parliament, is the latest in a series of government measures that aim to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Georgia.