2023 Georgian protests

2023 Georgian protests
2023 Georgian protests
	Protesters in Tbilisi on 8 March
Date	6–10 March 2023; (4 days)
Location	Georgia
Caused by	Proposed foreign agents law
Goals	Stopping the enactment of the foreign agents law
Resulted in	Opposition victory The parliament retracts the foreign agents bill on 10 March 2023;
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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