{"id":"GEO-002","notes":"STAGE 4 STRUCTURAL ENABLER. Law enacted August 1 2024 — code uses passage date May 14. 67-second committee approval is documented procedural capture. KEY ANALYTICAL NOTE: Georgian civil society receives 90%+ of funding from abroad (ADB 2020) — 20% threshold affects virtually entire sector. Much more comprehensive than RS threshold. CROSS-REFERENCE: April 3 2024 RS publishes revised BiH draft same week — regional coordination documented. Superseded by April 2025 Grants Law.","country":"Georgia","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"ECNL May 2024 (https://ecnl.org/news/georgia-overview-foreign-influence-law); Congress.gov CRS May 28 2024 (https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12368); HRW May 9 2024; OHCHR May 15 2024; CFR August 2024; CSOMeter October 2024 (Constitutional Court decision); CSOMeter October 21 2024 (ECHR filing — 120 NGOs, 16 media)"}],"summary":"Georgian Parliament adopts Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence in third and final reading on May 14, 2024, despite mass protests and Western condemnation. Law requires CSOs and media receiving \u003e20% of annual revenue from foreign sources to register as \"organizations serving the interests of a foreign power.\" Committee approved bill in 67 seconds. MPs entered legislative chamber under heavy police protection. President Zourabichvili vetoes May 18; parliament overrides May 28. Law enacted August 1, 2024. MECHANISM: automatic stigmatizing label with no evidence requirement — any foreign funding above 20% threshold triggers registration. Penalties: up to 25,000 GEL (€8,400) for violations; Ministry of Justice can demand documents \"immediately\" with 5,000 GEL fines for non-compliance. KEY DISTINCTION from Western Balkans model: no minimum threshold for \"foreign influence\" label — affects virtually all Georgian civil society. US State Dept labels law \"Kremlin-inspired.\" EU Parliament resolution April 25 (425-25) warns EU accession blocked. White House May 15: passage \"compels fundamental reassessment of relationship.\" $390 million US assistance \"under review.\" OSCE/Venice Commission issue urgent opinion condemning law. October 2024: 120 NGOs + 16 media outlets file ECHR case (six article violations alleged). LEGAL CHALLENGES: July 15-17 2024: President Zourabichvili + 121 CSOs/media file Constitutional Court lawsuits — first presidential Constitutional Court case; Article 78 violation claimed (mandates Georgia work toward EU/NATO integration). October 9 2024: Constitutional Court rejects suspension — 2 of 8 judges issue dissenting opinions. October 17-21 2024: 120 NGOs + 16 media outlets + 4 individuals file ECHR case — six article violations alleged (Articles 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18 ECHR). This is the largest single ECHR filing against a foreign agent law in the database.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-23","role":"primary","label":"Foreign Agent Legislation","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-18","role":"secondary","label":"Legislative Operationalization","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Official/Regulatory"],"entities":[{"id":769,"name":"Georgian Dream (ruling party); Irakli Kobakhidze (PM); Shalva Papuashvili (Parliament Speaker — signed law)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Government Official"},{"id":770,"name":"All CSOs and media receiving \u003e20% foreign funding — approx. 26,000 NGOs; 90%+ of Georgian civil society receives majority of funding from abroad","role":"target","entity_type":"Sector"}],"date_text":"14/05/2024","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":4,"harm_track":"Track 1 — Legal/Administrative","narratives":[{"code":"NF-01","role":"primary","label":"Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence","needs_review":false},{"code":"NF-03","role":"secondary","label":"Financial Corruption / AML Framing","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":["SIG-GEO-002"],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2024-05-14","campaign_ids":["GEO-CAMP-001"],"enabler_type":"Legislative Framework","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-04: Electoral Event","campaign_phase":"Phase 4: Institutional Operationalization","civic_response":"60+ CSOs announce non-compliance; mass protests — largest in Georgia in decades; EU Parliament resolution 425-25; OSCE/Venice Commission urgent opinion; OHCHR condemnation; ECHR case October 2024","date_precision":"day","enabler_status":"Active — superseded by stricter versions 2025-2026","campaigns_served":["GEO-CAMP-001"],"consequence_category":"Legal/Administrative","institutional_consequence":"All foreign-funded CSOs and media labeled as \"foreign power\" instruments; registration obligation with Ministry of Justice; EU accession process effectively suspended; $390 million US assistance under review; ECHR case filed October 2024"}