٠٠:٠٢:٢٩Protesters and police clashed at a large rally against the 'foreign agent' bill, outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Footage depicts law enforcement officers attempting to push back protesters, while medics tended to injured people. Additionally, the video shows hundreds of protesters holding banners and flags of Georgia and the EU, chanting slogans, and singing their national anthem.
The Interior Ministry stated that one employee of the department had sustained injuries, and 11 individuals were detained for 'violating public order'. Tear gas was also deployed by the police to disperse the protesters.
On Monday, legislators came to blows during discussions on the draft bill, with the debate continuing on Tuesday.
Pro-EU Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili posted on X, formerly Twitter, that there was a 'massive peaceful demonstration of civil society in Tbilisi' against the 'Russian law', adding that despite special forces attempting to disperse protesters, 'Georgia will not surrender to re-Sovietisation!'
If passed, the legislation would require those groups receiving more than 20 percent of funding from abroad to register as 'foreign agents'. Critics have compared the bill to what they see as 'Russian' laws intended to stifle dissent, while the governing Georgian Dream party claims the move is about transparency and protecting democracy from foreign interference.
Protesters clash with police in Tbilisi as thousands rally against 'foreign agent' bill
Protesters and police clashed at a large rally against the 'foreign agent' bill, outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Footage depicts law enforcement officers attempting to push back protesters, while medics tended to injured people. Additionally, the video shows hundreds of protesters holding banners and flags of Georgia and the EU, chanting slogans, and singing their national anthem.
The Interior Ministry stated that one employee of the department had sustained injuries, and 11 individuals were detained for 'violating public order'. Tear gas was also deployed by the police to disperse the protesters.
On Monday, legislators came to blows during discussions on the draft bill, with the debate continuing on Tuesday.
Pro-EU Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili posted on X, formerly Twitter, that there was a 'massive peaceful demonstration of civil society in Tbilisi' against the 'Russian law', adding that despite special forces attempting to disperse protesters, 'Georgia will not surrender to re-Sovietisation!'
If passed, the legislation would require those groups receiving more than 20 percent of funding from abroad to register as 'foreign agents'. Critics have compared the bill to what they see as 'Russian' laws intended to stifle dissent, while the governing Georgian Dream party claims the move is about transparency and protecting democracy from foreign interference.
Protesters and police clashed at a large rally against the 'foreign agent' bill, outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Footage depicts law enforcement officers attempting to push back protesters, while medics tended to injured people. Additionally, the video shows hundreds of protesters holding banners and flags of Georgia and the EU, chanting slogans, and singing their national anthem.
The Interior Ministry stated that one employee of the department had sustained injuries, and 11 individuals were detained for 'violating public order'. Tear gas was also deployed by the police to disperse the protesters.
On Monday, legislators came to blows during discussions on the draft bill, with the debate continuing on Tuesday.
Pro-EU Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili posted on X, formerly Twitter, that there was a 'massive peaceful demonstration of civil society in Tbilisi' against the 'Russian law', adding that despite special forces attempting to disperse protesters, 'Georgia will not surrender to re-Sovietisation!'
If passed, the legislation would require those groups receiving more than 20 percent of funding from abroad to register as 'foreign agents'. Critics have compared the bill to what they see as 'Russian' laws intended to stifle dissent, while the governing Georgian Dream party claims the move is about transparency and protecting democracy from foreign interference.