The legislation is about to be set in stone despite a final attempt by president Salome Zourabichvili to veto it.
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00:00Georgia's parliament has given the final green light to the controversial foreign agent law.
00:09The bill requires all organizations receiving at least 20% of their funds from abroad to
00:16register as an agent pursuing the interests of a foreign power or face hefty fines.
00:23Authorities said the new law is needed to limit alleged foreign attempts to influence
00:28domestic politics, but critics say it's going to significantly restrict freedom of speech
00:34on top of sabotaging Georgia's application to become an EU member.
00:39Georgia's president is among the critics and vetoed the bill, saying it mirrors Kremlin
00:45legislation.
00:46But a parliament committee on Monday overrode her move, clearing the way for Tuesday's final
00:52approval.
00:54Demonstrators took to the streets for weeks in the attempt to block the bill.
00:58Dozens were detained in clashes with the police.
01:02More rallies broke out on Tuesday in Tbilisi as demonstrators flocked to parliament ahead
01:08of the bill's approval.