#FOREIGN AGENT BILL

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili (2-L) and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze (2-R) applaud as they attend the Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi, Georgia, Photo: EPA/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE/POOL

Georgia holds celebrations to mark independence day

The celebrations come just days ahead of a new vote on the controversial “foreign agents” law.

Illustrative Photo by Davit Kachkachishvili/Anadolu via Getty Images

‘Kremlin-style’ foreign agent bill in Georgia alarming, says U.S. official

The United States has said it’s deeply alarmed by democratic backsliding in Georgia which Washington said had a choice to support either a “Kremlin-style” foreign agent bill or the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.