In the span of only two months, both Kyrgyzstan and Georgia adopted what is commonly referred to as a law “on foreign agents.” In Kyrgyzstan, it is called the “law on foreign representatives,” and in Georgia – “on the transparency of foreign influence.” Despite the different names, the essence is the same: the states are increasing control over the non-governmental sector of NGOs and others in civil society. In Kyrgyzstan, a new law obliges non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to add themselves to the register of “foreign representatives,” and in Georgia, to register “as an organization condu…