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Post by JoyinMudville on Apr 22, 2024 13:44:21 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on Apr 28, 2024 19:36:54 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on Apr 28, 2024 20:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on Apr 28, 2024 23:54:32 GMT -5
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Post by soulflower on May 1, 2024 14:25:54 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 1, 2024 15:55:05 GMT -5
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Post by soulflower on May 3, 2024 17:41:33 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 4, 2024 10:41:06 GMT -5
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 4, 2024 16:35:11 GMT -5
I guess Rootin' Tootin' Putin needs to ramp up the poisonings down there. And I am sure he will.
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Post by soulflower on May 4, 2024 16:45:19 GMT -5
I guess Rootin' Tootin' Putin needs to ramp up the poisonings down there. And I am sure he will. Seems like the CIA is more worried about transparency about foreign aid than Putin. We know why. I prefer the CIA stick to collecting intelligence and get out of the business of meddling in the politics of democratic countries abroad.
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 4, 2024 16:50:47 GMT -5
I guess Rootin' Tootin' Putin needs to ramp up the poisonings down there. And I am sure he will. What's funny is that they're not talking about the actual foreign interference which is from Moscow.
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 11, 2024 18:03:30 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 12, 2024 1:31:33 GMT -5
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Post by soulflower on May 14, 2024 12:51:26 GMT -5
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 16, 2024 5:54:51 GMT -5
Despite the protests, the legislation is on track to become the law. I assume the people in Georgia who oppose the law can vote in a new government to repeal the law in the future? Parliamentary elections in the fall. We'll see.
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Post by kandace on May 18, 2024 11:08:05 GMT -5
Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.
The law would require media and NGOs to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics of the bill say it closely resembles legislation used by the Kremlin to silence opponents, and that it will obstruct Georgia’s bid to join the EU. President Salome Zourabichvili, who is increasingly at odds with Georgia’s ruling party, said on Saturday that the law contradicts Georgia’s Constitution and “all European standards,” and added that it “must be abolished.” The ruling party, Georgian Dream, has a majority sufficient to override Zourabichvili’s veto, and is widely expected to do so in the coming days.
The Georgian government insists that the law is intended to promote transparency and curb what it deems harmful foreign influence in the country of 3.7 million. Many Georgian journalists and campaigners fiercely dispute this characterization, saying they are already subject to audit and monitoring requirements. They say that the law’s true goal is to stigmatize them and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for October. The EU offered Georgia candidate status last December, while making it clear that Tbilisi needs to implement key policy recommendations for its membership bid to progress. The recommendations concern, among other areas, elections that must be remain free and fair, fighting disinformation “against the EU and its values,” and safeguarding the independence of public institutions such as the central bank and anti-corruption bodies.
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Post by JoyinMudville on May 19, 2024 21:25:55 GMT -5
Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.
The law would require media and NGOs to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Critics of the bill say it closely resembles legislation used by the Kremlin to silence opponents, and that it will obstruct Georgia’s bid to join the EU. President Salome Zourabichvili, who is increasingly at odds with Georgia’s ruling party, said on Saturday that the law contradicts Georgia’s Constitution and “all European standards,” and added that it “must be abolished.” The ruling party, Georgian Dream, has a majority sufficient to override Zourabichvili’s veto, and is widely expected to do so in the coming days.
The Georgian government insists that the law is intended to promote transparency and curb what it deems harmful foreign influence in the country of 3.7 million. Many Georgian journalists and campaigners fiercely dispute this characterization, saying they are already subject to audit and monitoring requirements. They say that the law’s true goal is to stigmatize them and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for October. The EU offered Georgia candidate status last December, while making it clear that Tbilisi needs to implement key policy recommendations for its membership bid to progress. The recommendations concern, among other areas, elections that must be remain free and fair, fighting disinformation “against the EU and its values,” and safeguarding the independence of public institutions such as the central bank and anti-corruption bodies.
Unfortunately, the Russia caucus in parliament has the votes to override the veto
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