3.7 Georgians Protest the "Russian Law"

This week Georgians and those sympathetic to them protested outside the Georgian embassy in Tallinn. They did so in solidarity with the massive protests in Tbilisi - Georgia's capital - as the parliament tried to pass a Foreign Agent law that the protesters dubbed the "Russian Law", as Putin passed the same law on his path to authoritarianism. 

In this episode, our host Terry McDonald is joined by TLU Graduate and protest organizer Anano Iashvili, who tells us about the political situation in Georgia,  the ongoing Russian military occupation of Georgian territory, the backlash against the law, and what comes next as the government wavers in face of widespread resistance. We learn about Georgia's fate - living a proud independent identity while often caught between Russia and the West. 

This podcast is presented in conjunction with Estonian World magazine.