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The President said no – anti-LGBTQ law is adopted anyway

The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament has signed a law that severely restricts LGBTQ rights in the country, despite warnings from the EU. On Wednesday, the country's president refused to sign the bill.

The President said no – anti-LGBTQ law is adopted anyway

Georgia's President Takes Agent Law to Court

Georgia's President Salomé Zurabisjvili has turned to the country's constitutional court in the hope of repealing the controversial so-called "agent law". The law was adopted in May after weeks of extensive street protests, and implies that organizations receiving more than one fifth of their funding from abroad must register with the authorities.

Georgia's President Takes Agent Law to Court