Georgian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse a large protest outside the parliament building against a proposed bill that would require media and non-profit organizations to register as foreign-influenced if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Opponents of the proposal argue that it could derail Georgia’s ambitions to become a member of the European Union and refer to it as “the Russian law,” likening it to similar legislation in Moscow that targets and discredits independent media and organizations viewed as contrary to Kremlin interests. The parliament debated th…