U.S. sounds alarm as thousands in Georgia's capital protest 'Kremlin-style' foreign influence bill
Thousands of people took to the streets of Georgia's capital on Monday as part of a last-ditch attempt to prevent the country's government from passing a controversial "Kremlin-style" law on foreign influence. In fresh scenes of violence over the proposed bill, hundreds of masked police officers clashed with protesters outside Georgia's Parliament in Tbilisi as some demonstrators sought to block off lawmaker access to the building. Georgia's Interior Ministry said Monday that two American citizens and one Russian national were among 20 people detained at the rally. Separately, Georgia's Special Investigation Service said it had launched a probe into the alleged used of "excessive force" by law enforcement officers against protesters. Security officers have since pulled out of the main square. The foreign influen
