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Georgia Initiates Laws Severely Curtailing Civil and Political Rights Click to expand Image The Parliament Building in Tbilisi, Georgia. © 2025 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo Georgia’s ruling party proposed on January 28 a new package of legislation that would criminalize core civic activity and erect sweeping barriers to political participation. If adopted, the draft laws would make it a criminal offense to receive foreign funding without prior government authorization, punishable by up to six years in prison. The bill defines a “foreign grant” as any funding or material support received from abroad that authorities deem intended to influence a public authority or a “segment of society” in shaping Georgia’s domestic or foreign policy. The proposed legislation also takes aim at Georgian groups operating in exile. The laws would, among other things, require government approval before foreign organizations could fund their local branches... https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/09/georgia-initiates-laws-severely-curtailing-civil-and-political-rights