Police halt arrest of former PM Khan amid clashes with supporters

15 March 202315 March 2023

Islamabad, Mar 15 (EFE).- Pakistani police said Wednesday that they have suspended an operation to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan after two days of clashes with his supporters at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Khan is wanted by police on charges relating to undeclared state gifts he received during his term … Read more

Georgia drops ‘foreign agents’ bill after violent protests

9 March 20239 March 2023

Demonstrators protest against the adoption of the so-called 'Foreign Agents' bill in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 09 March 2023. EFE/EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

Tbilisi, Mar 9 (EFE).- Georgia’s ruling party announced Thursday that it will drop its “foreign agents” bill that provoked large, violent protests in the capital, Tbilisi. The draft law required individuals, civil society organizations and media outlets to register as “agents of foreign influence” if they received at least 20 percent of their funding from … Read more