Thousands in Tbilisi rally against ‘foreign agents’ law which could prevent Georgia from joining EU or NATO In photos

In Tbilisi, several thousand protesters took to the streets outside the Georgian parliament. On March 7, the parliament passed on the first reading its bill on “foreign agents.” If the bill is passed into law, Georgia could lose its opportunity to attain EU candidate status and join NATO. Protests outside the parliament escalated into clashes with police. Riot police used tear gas and water cannons against the protesters, while protesters threw bottles, firecrackers, and Molotov cocktails at the police. In the evening President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili declared her support for the protesters. Here’s how the protests went in Tbilisi.