US issues visa restrictions, comprehensive review over Georgia 'foreign agent' bill


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  • Friday, 24 May 2024

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents", in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is introducing new visa restrictions on Georgia and launching a review of bilateral cooperation between the countries over a "foreign agent" bill passed by the Georgian parliament this month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

Blinken, announcing the actions in a statement, said the law would "stifle the exercise of freedoms of association and expression" and impede independent media organizations' work.

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