2023 Georgian protests

2023-2024 Georgian protests
2023-2024 Georgian protests
	Protesters in Tbilisi on 8 March
Date	6 March 2023 - ongoing; (1 year, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Georgia
Caused by	Proposed foreign agents law
Goals	Stopping the enactment of the foreign agents law
Status	ongoing
Parties
Opposition United National Movement; Girchi — More Freedom; Droa; Strategy Aghmashenebeli; Lelo for Georgia; For Georgia; Girchi; European Georgia; Supported by:; President of Georgia	Government of Georgia Ministry of Internal Affairs Police of Georgia; ; State Security Service; Parliamentary majority Georgian Dream; People's Power;
Lead figures
	Giorgi Vashadze; Zurab Japaridze; Elene Khoshtaria; Salome Zourabichvili Irakli Garibashvili; Irakli Kobakhidze; Mamuka Mdinaradze; Vakhtang Gomelauri; Grigol Liluashvili
Casualties and losses
Unspecified; Some were injured; 135 protesters arrested	58 officers injured; "several hospitalized"

The 2023 Georgian protests were a series of street demonstrations taking place throughout Georgia over parliamentary backing of a proposed "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", which requires NGOs to register as "agents of foreign influence" if the funds they receive from abroad amount to more than 20% of their total revenue. Police have been reported as using water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protests, especially in the capital Tbilisi. The parliament retracted the bill as a result of protests on 10 March 2023.

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