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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday vetoed a controversial law against NGOs passed by parliament, in an expected move after the bill was approved. Pro-European Zurabishvili said the law, which requires foreign-funded organizations to register as “foreign agents”, was “Russian in its essence and spirit.” However, her veto can be overruled by parliament. On Tuesday, Georgia’s parliament passed the controversial legislation despite angry protests in Tbilisi and urging by the European Union and the United States not to adopt it. Thousands of people have been demonstrating against th…

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