The United States expressed concern on April 5 after Georgia's ruling party resubmitted a proposal that critics say is aimed at crushing dissent and which triggered mass demonstrations last year. "We are deeply concerned by the introduction of legislation in the Georgian parliament based on last year's draft 'foreign agents' law," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. "The draft legislation poses a threat to civil society organizations," he said. The Georgian Dream party said on April 3 it would reintroduce the bill, which resembles a "foreign agent" law in Russia that has been used to silence dissent.
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