Episode 162: ‘Russian Law’ That Shook Georgia Has Echoes in Republika Srpska
In this edition of TV Justice, we’re bringing you a story about the so-called Law on Foreign Agents. In Russia, this is a law that sanctions and shuts down media outlets, and sends activists, as well as members of the public who dare to oppose the authorities, to prison.
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Our crew travelled to Georgia, where a similar law was adopted recently, to interview the people who fear the legislation most. In Georgia, tens of thousands of people have been protesting against the law for more than a month, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the government of Republika Srpska is proposing a similar law, it doesn’t appear to be upsetting many people.