I read that this is being called the "Russia Law" or something like that. It's a way for Russia to reduce western influence on Georgia by paying off politicians to silence orgs that aren't Russia-friendly.
It’s called Russia Law because it’s literally a Russian law copied verbatim
This is the best summary I could come up with:
TBILISI — Georgian MPs approved controversial plans to brand hundreds of NGOs and media outlets as foreign agents on Tuesday, paving the way for the bill to become law despite growing domestic dissent and condemnation from the U.S. and EU.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has vowed not to sign the bill as part of a growing rift with the ruling party, but her veto can be overridden by a simple majority in parliament, paving the way for it to pass into effect in the coming weeks.
Brussels gave Georgia EU candidate status in December, despite warnings that it was backsliding on key human rights issues and had failed to fully implement the reforms required by the European Commission — which included tackling political polarization.
“We kindly ask you to undertake this as a matter of priority and to make sure that this public assessment appears before the final vote at the Georgian parliament,” said the letter, which was signed by the foreign affairs ministers of Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden.
Meanwhile, in the European Parliament, MEPs representing the EPP, S&D, Greens and Renew groupings have written to Borrell urging him to prepare “targeted” sanctions against Georgian Dream politicians who pushed the foreign agents law — including Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze — as well as the MPs who voted for it.
Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest against the bill, which campaigners have branded the “Russian law” given its similarity to rules used by Moscow to shutter civil society groups and suppress critics.
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