‘We are becoming refugees’, says Bitsadze. ‘We live in these houses right now. So what do we do? Die here? Become victims of a huge tragedy? Isn’t it possible for someone to pay attention to us while we are still alive?’

My latest story from Chiatura: oc-media.org/in_pictures/in…

Lazare was sentenced to 9 years in jail. In addition, the judge said they will count his sentence served only from March 2023 to October, not until April. 9 months is the maximum amount for pretrial dentention, but he was sentenced for another case right before 9 months were over

If you're in Brussels, some of my photos will be at the exhibition 'Democracy in Frames'. The opening is on 12 April and will last till 14th.
Details on time and location here: tepsa.eu/events/free-ar…

For the past few days, huge efforts have gone into putting up thousands of posters in the streets spreading propaganda about the foreign agents' draft law, while activists also mobilize to remove those banners from the streets. Some of them were questioned by the police. 📸via FB

Today's protest is ending with the EU and Georgian anthems. The next protest will likely be held on Monday, when the Judiciary Committee of the parliament is expected to discuss the foreign agents' draft law 2.0.

Protesters are outside the Georgian parliament right now.

Tbilisi, Rustaveli right now: No to Russian law, people chant, they are heading to the parliament.

A march organised by more than a dozen civil society organisations takes start on Rustaveli right now: Yes to Europe, no to the Russian law, it is called and is against the foreign agent draft law which was recently resubmitted in the parliament. Rustaveli is fully blocked.

The Georgian Government has been accused of using civil servants to deliver messages on social media supporting their controversial draft foreign agent law.

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Today's session of the Bureau of Parliament is over. Foreign agents' draft will be considered at the judiciary committee probably on Friday. Meanwhile, the demo is scheduled for tomorrow against the law, and more protests to come as the Parliament discussion will proceed.

After reintroduction of the agents bill, posters appeared in Tbilisi with civil activists and NGO leaders accusing them in treason. Protesters now cover such posters with new stickers denouncing the agents' draft law.

Many journalists didn't get a pass to get inside the parliament, including OC Media. Those who have passes or accreditation are currently not let in. They claim there is some 'technical issue'.
Slava Ukraine is now playing at the protest while people chant 'No to Russian law'.

People are gathering at the rare entrance of the parliament now to protest resubmitted foreign agents' draft law. The Bureau of Parliament may register the draft today.

Georgian Manganese started taking down old processing plants in Chiatura.