Protests in Tiblisi following foreign agent draft law approved by Georgia’s parliament

Police beat protesters outside Georgia’s parliament building today following the body’s approval of a Russian-style foreign agent draft law. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Giorgi Lomsadze, a Georgian journalist based in Tbilisi, about what this means for the country and its position between Russia and the West. 

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