How likely is Georgia's 'foreign agent' bill to pass? | DW News

Mass protests in Georgia have entered their third week, as thousands of people take to the streets to denounce a bill that could threaten media freedom and derail the country's hopes of joining the European Union.

Protesters oppose what many are calling a 'Russian law' - as Moscow uses similar legislation to curb independent news organisations and groups critical of the Kremlin. The new law would require NGOs and media groups that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power." The EU and the US have urged Georgia to drop the legislation.

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00:00 Mass protests in Georgia against divisive 'Russian law'
02:03 Liana Fix, Council on Foreign Relations
05:00 Viola von Cramon, German Member of the European Parliament

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