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Newshour: 14/05/2024 20:06 GMT: Thousands protest against Georgia's new controversial law

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Thousands protest against Georgia's new controversial law

14/05/2024 20:06 GMT

14/05/2024 20:06 GMT: Thousands protest against Georgia's new controversial law

BBC World Service - Newshour, Thousands protest against Georgia's new controversial law

Georgia's new controversial law causes outrage in Tbilisi

Riot police have been confronting protesters in Georgia's capital after the parliament passed a law forcing civil society and media organisations to register if they receive foreign funding. 

A former deputy US trade representative explains what's behind US President Joe Biden imposing fresh tariffs on Chinese imports, including electric vehicles.

And the Canadian author, Nobel prize winner and exponent of the short story, Alice Munro has died at the age of 92. Her lifetime editor Douglas Gibson talks about what made her style distinctive. 

(Photo: Demonstrators hold a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 14, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze)

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