Ilia Ratiani is a camera operator with RFE/RL's Georgian Service.
The Georgian parliament's Legal Committee took just 67 seconds to advance a controversial "foreign agent" bill on May 13. Some lawmakers said they could not make it to the chamber in time due to the massive police operation outside.
There were fresh clashes in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on May 13 with police arresting 20 protesters. Tens of thousands have protested for several weeks against a "foreign agent" bill pushed forward by the ruling Georgian Dream party, which opposition groups say would curtail civil liberties.
Thousands of Georgians gathered in front of the parliament in Tbilisi late on May 12 to protest against the so-called "foreign agent" bill, which opponents say would stifle civil society. Activists vowed to stay in the streets overnight ahead of the planned final reading of the bill on May 13.
Georgian police clashed with demonstrators in the capital, Tbilisi, protesting a law on foreign agents that many say mirrors a law used by the Russian government to stifle dissent in that country.
An estimated 20,000 people took to the streets of Tbilisi late on April 28 to voice their opposition to the so-called "foreign agents" law ahead of the Georgian parliament’s planned second reading of the controversial bill.
Thousands of Georgians took to the streets of the capital, Tbilisi, on April 9, to protest against a controversial "foreign agents" bill that Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, said it will reintroduce.
Children in costumes dominated the annual Alilo parade in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, on January 7, the day on which many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas. The traditional procession is similar to carol singing in other countries. The modern-day Alilo march raises funds for orphanages.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili attended a December 9 march in support of the country's European Union membership bid. EU leaders are expected to say on December 15 whether they see Georgia as ready to start accession talks.
