Johnny Melikian | Georgia Foreign Agent Law, Protests and Aftermath | Ep. 238 - Mar 15, 2023

Georgia’s Law on Foreign Agents, Protests and Aftermath

A conversation with Johnny G. Melikian

• On March 7, the Georgian parliament voted into law a bill that would require political actors to clarify their foreign funding sources and their activities to lobby lawmakers with such funding. This ignited large protests in Tbilisi, and on March 9 the parliament agreed to rescind the law and to release arrested opposition members. We analyze the events and the outcome.

Guest:

• Johnny G. Melikian is a senior research fellow at the Orbeli Center for analysis, and the head of the Center for Political and Legal Studies. He has worked as a consultant for the International Crisis Group, and was a visiting fellow at Georgia’s Ilia State University

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 238 | Recorded: March 15, 2023

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