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Mass protests in Georgia following the governments reintroduction of a Russia-style foreign influence bill are making global headlines. A similar bill introduced last year had proposed requiring organizations to register as foreign agents, echoing Russian legislation that has forced the closure of independent news outlets and civil society groups. The new bills language has been changed to target entities working as agents of foreign influence rather than those acting as foreign agents. Like many others working in Georgias civil society sector, I believe this change is mere propagan