Georgia passes ‘foreign agents’ bill
From left: Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, Icelandic Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjörd Gylfadottir, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili attend a news conference during their trip to Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 15, 2024.
Georgia’s parliament has passed a “foreign agents” bill. Tens of thousands of people have gone out to the streets to protest in the capital city of Tblisi. The bill is modeled after a similar law in Russia. Plus, the Israel-Egypt peace treaty has been a linchpin of stability in the Middle East for the last 45 years. The war in Gaza may be putting that agreement at risk. And, three women from Saudi Arabia are facing political consequences for social media posts. One has fled the country, another is in prison and the third faces a travel ban. And they’re sisters. So, what happened to promises of new freedoms for women in the kingdom?
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