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Demonstrators in Georgia once again took to the streets of Tbilisi on Monday to protest against a draft law aimed at restricting foreign funding to non-governmental organizations. Thousands gathered in front of the parliament building in the Georgian capital where the law, which opponents say is styled after similar Russian legislation, was being hotly debated. An opposition member of parliament punched the parliamentary leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, in protest at the proposed legislation. Georgian Dream has repeatedly denied that the law is based on a similar l…