• Georgia’s parliament formally revoked a “foreign influence” bill.
• Senior officials in the United States and the European Union have also expressed concern.
• Thousands of people protested outside Georgia’s parliament for a second night.

According to the country’s public broadcaster, Georgia’s parliament formally revoked a “foreign influence” bill that sparked major protests and an international outcry this week.

The announcement came a day after the country’s ruling party said it would scrap the proposed legislation, and just hours after tens of thousands of people protested outside Georgia’s parliament for a second night. Senior officials in the United States and the European Union have also expressed concern about the bill.

The contentious legislation would have required organisations that receive 20% or more of their annual income from abroad to register as “foreign agents” or face heavy fines – a proposal that rights experts warned would chill civil society in the country and harm democracy.

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