Georgia rocked by major protests opposing foreign agent law

Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, has been rocked by major protests opposing the foreign agent bill, which has now passed the parliament. The president of Georgia is expected to veto the bill but the parliament can override the veto with a majority vote. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Olya Churakova, a Russian journalist, about her experiences as a Russian journalist who was labeled a foreign agent in Russia under a similar law.

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