{"id":"GEO-007","notes":"Part of triple legislative package adopted same session (see GEO-017 Broadcasting Law, GEO-018 CSO participation removal). 80-0 vote — opposition boycott or no representation. Cross-ref GEO-008 (State Grant Management Agency confirmed same session as explicit alternative to foreign funding).","country":"Georgia","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"CSOMeter April 9 2025 (https://csometer.info — primary); Civil.ge April 2025; ODIHR statement April 2025"}],"summary":"Georgian Dream parliament adopts Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) on April 1, 2025 — passed unanimously by 80 MPs with zero dissenting votes. FARA requires 'foreign principal's agent' — any entity receiving majority funding from foreign source or operating under foreign control — to register, submit declarations, face criminal liability for non-compliance. Criminal penalty: up to 5 years prison for directors; individual employees also subject to criminal liability. ACB designated as enforcement authority. Kallas/Kos (EU): 'steps further erode foundations of democracy — fundamentally incompatible with EU values.' ODIHR Director: 'This law profoundly impacts the work of civil society and all those working to defend human rights.'","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":779,"name":"Georgian Dream (80 MPs, zero dissent); Irakli Kobakhidze (PM); Anti-Corruption Bureau (enforcement); National Communications Commission (broadcasting enforcement)","role":"actor","entity_type":"Government Official"},{"id":780,"name":"All foreign-funded organizations","role":"target","entity_type":"Sector"}],"date_text":"01/04/2025","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":5,"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-007"],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2025-04-01","campaign_ids":["GEO-CAMP-001"],"enabler_type":"Legislative Framework","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-06: Legislative Milestone","campaign_phase":"Phase 5: Systemic Assault","civic_response":"EU/ODIHR/UK condemn; CSOs prepare ECHR additional appeal; UK sanctions two Georgian judges same day","date_precision":"day","enabler_status":"Active","campaigns_served":["GEO-CAMP-001"],"consequence_category":"Legal/Administrative","institutional_consequence":"Criminal liability for foreign-funded organizations and directors; ACB as criminal enforcement body for civil society"}