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Irakli METREVELI

EXPLAINED: Georgian ngos vow to defy foreign influence law - The Real Truth

Dozens of Georgian NGOs on Wednesday vowed to defy a controversial 'foreign influence' law (Credit: AFP)

Around 200 Georgian NGOs on Wednesday vowed to defy a "foreign influence" law that has caused deep divisions in the Caucasus country, triggering mass protests and international condemnation.

The law, which critics have compared to repressive Russian legislation used to silence dissent, forces NGOs and media receiving at least a fifth of their funding from abroad to register as "organisations pursuing the interests of a foreign power".

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