- 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.'
- country
- Georgia
- date text
- 01/04/2025
- entities
- Georgian Dream (80 MPs, zero dissent); Irakli Kobakhidze (PM); Anti-Corruption Bureau (enforcement); National Communications Commission (broadcasting enforcement)
- entity type
- Government Official
- id
- 779
- name
- Georgian Dream (80 MPs, zero dissent); Irakli Kobakhidze (PM); Anti-Corruption Bureau (enforcement); National Communications Commission (broadcasting enforcement)
- role
- actor
- All foreign-funded organizations
- entity type
- Sector
- id
- 780
- name
- All foreign-funded organizations
- role
- target
- Georgian Dream (80 MPs, zero dissent); Irakli Kobakhidze (PM); Anti-Corruption Bureau (enforcement); National Communications Commission (broadcasting enforcement)
- sources
- citation
- CSOMeter April 9 2025 (https://csometer.info — primary); Civil.ge April 2025; ODIHR statement April 2025
- tactics
- Foreign Agent Legislation
- label
- Foreign Agent Legislation
- code
- TC-23
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- Legislative Operationalization
- label
- Legislative Operationalization
- code
- TC-18
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Foreign Agent Legislation
- narratives
- Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
- label
- Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
- code
- NF-01
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- Financial Corruption / AML Framing
- label
- Financial Corruption / AML Framing
- code
- NF-03
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Foreign Agent / Foreign Influence
- campaign ids
- campaign phase
- Phase 5: Systemic Assault
- campaigns served
- channels
- Official/Regulatory
- civic response
- EU/ODIHR/UK condemn; CSOs prepare ECHR additional appeal; UK sanctions two Georgian judges same day
- consequence category
- Legal/Administrative
- created at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- date precision
- day
- enabler status
- Active
- enabler type
- Legislative Framework
- escalation
- 5
- harm track
- Track 1 — Legal/Administrative
- id
- GEO-007
- institutional consequence
- Criminal liability for foreign-funded organizations and directors; ACB as criminal enforcement body for civil society
- 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).
- occurred on
- 2025-04-01
- signal ids
- trigger type
- TR-06: Legislative Milestone
- updated at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- version
- 1
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