24 May, 2024 10:03
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Those promoting the ‘foreign agent law’ in Georgia could be barred from traveling to America, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said
The US will begin restricting visas for certain Georgian citizens connected with the country’s so-called foreign agent bill, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
In a statement on Thursday, the top diplomat slammed the law, which requires non-profit organizations, media outlets, and individuals who receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as entities “promoting the interests of a foreign power.”
The bill was passed by the Georgian parliament last week, but later vetoed by President Salome Zourabichvili, one of its fiercest critics. It is still expected to be adopted due to the ruling Georgian Dream party having a parliamentary majority, which can override the president.
https://www.rt.com/russia/598171-us-vis ... agent-law/