Protesters and police clash in Georgia for second day over ‘foreign agents’ law
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#69K7Y)
Police fire teargas at protesters rallying against Russian law' critics say could harm efforts to join EU
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Georgia's capital for a second day to rally against a foreign agents" law that critics say would limit press freedom and undercut the country's efforts to become a candidate for EU membership.
Protesters carrying Georgian, EU and Ukrainian flags gathered outside the parliament building in Tbilisi on Wednesday and shouted: No to the Russian law." Demonstrators also blocked the city's central Rustaveli Avenue, after a call from the main opposition party, the United National Movement, to gather there.
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