Georgia parliament cancels session amid mass protests over ‘foreign agents’ bill

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Georgia parliament cancels session amid mass protests over ‘foreign agents’ bill

The Parliament of Georgia cancelled their plenary session on Thursday for a highly controversial “foreign agents” bill amid widespread protests as well as criticism from the EU and US, local media reported. Parliament stated that the cancellation was due to damage caused to the parliamentary building as a result of mass protests against the bill. Thousands of Georgian people have taken to the streets of Tbilisi to protest against the bill this w…