Tens of thousands march against a bill that has touched off a rolling political crisis in Georgia, as the US says country faces choice between a Russian-style law and the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Demonstrators converge on Tbilisi to denounce government-backed law likened to Russia’s silencing of dissent

TBILISI (Reuters) - About 50,000 protesters marched peacefully through the streets of the Georgian capital on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said, in a fresh show of opposition to a "foreign agents" bill critics say is inspired by one in Russia that has been used to clamp down on dissent there.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Friday that the government would push ahead with the bill on "foreign agents" despite opposition from what he cast as "misled" youngsters who feel resentment towards Russia.

Tbilisi on edge as protesters decry perceived Russian influence in draft legislation

The bill, which would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as "agents of foreign influence", has touched off a rolling political

In the latest wave of street demonstrations in Georgia, multiple arrests and reports of violence have marred the sustained public outcry against a proposed ‘foreign agent’ law, which many see as a Russian-influenced initiative to clamp down on civil society and media freedom.