Several Georgian NGOs say they will domestically and internationally challenge the so-called "foreign agents" law, which was pushed through parliament by the ruling Georgian Dream party despite the country's president's veto.
On May 30, a group of NGOs announced that they would file a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court of Georgia to challenge the legality of the disputed legislation, and that they would simultaneously file a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights.
On May 28, the Georgian Dream-dominated parliament overrode President Salome Zurabishvili's veto of the law, which must be signed within the next three days. If he does not do so, the law will be signed by the president of the parliament.
The EU announced that they deeply regret the adoption of the law, and the head of diplomacy, Josep Borelj, said that the bloc is "considering all options to react to these events."
Brussels previously warned that the adoption of the law would affect the country's efforts to join the EU.
The controversial law, which has thousands of citizens protesting in the streets for months, would require civil society and media organizations, which receive more than 20 percent of their funding from foreign sources, to undergo oversight that could include sanctions for as yet undefined crimes.
It is often referred to as "Russian law" due to its similarity to laws introduced by the Kremlin to stifle opposition and free speech.
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