Tensions flared in the Georgian parliament on Tuesday as lawmakers debated a controversial 'Russia' bill that critics see as a threat to democratic freedoms.
The bill would require media, nongovernmental organisations and other nonprofits to register as 'pursuing the interests of a foreign power' if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.
Opponents have denounced the bill as 'the Russian law,' as Moscow uses similar legislation to crack down on dissidents.
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