00:24

Most protesters have left, but the organisers said they would remain outside parliament overnight.

00:15

Interior Ministry said 14 people have been arrested for violating public order and insulting law enforcement officers.

23:28

The President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili echoed the ongoing protest saying “Georgia will not surrender to resovietisation!” The massive peaceful demonstration of civil society in Tbilisi against the «Russian law» «spetznats» with water and gas canons ready to pass to action against civilians defending their European future. Arrests are ongoing,” the President tweeted.

22:18

The Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia has supported the Draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence after a 12-hour-long discussion.

22:12

The MIA urged the organizers and participants of the protest rally “to follow the legal requests of the police and not to exceed limits defined by the law on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.”

21:50

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) called on protesters “not to exceed the norms established by the law on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly”.

21:11

The Head of Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, Anri Okhanashvili has ejected opposition MPs Ana Natsvlishvili and Tamar Kordzaia from the Draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence Committee hearing following a heated dispute with majority members.

20:00

The protest rally is underway outside the parliament building, demanding the abolition of the Draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.

The Georgian Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee is holding its first hearing on the draft law today.

17:51

Former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili said, “It is time for unity and action.”

16:53

PM discussed Transparency of Foreign Influence Bill with the U.S., EU, and the UK Ambassadors.  The Head of Government reaffirmed the Government’s unwavering commitment to open discussions concerning the proposed law, so that there may be no unanswered questions among Georgian society and Georgia’s friends.

14:50

During the Committee hearing, MP and head of the opposition Citizens Party, Aleko Elisashvili, hit Georgian Dream parliamentary leader Mamuka Mdinaradze in the face.

14:47

MPs get into verbal altercations at Committee hearing on the Draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.

12:53

The protest against the Draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence is underway at Parliament building.