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The Conversation U.S.
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Georgia's "foreign agent" law, modeled after Russia's, has been used to persecute opposition and arrest dissidents in just one year. The ruling party is replicating Putin's playbook, but at a faster pace. buff.ly/LcC6nZ0
#autocracy #authoritarism #Putin

First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame

Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.

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