• Assassination attempt on Slovakia's PM, Georgia protests controversial 'foreign agent' law

  • May 17 2024
  • Length: 40 mins
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Assassination attempt on Slovakia's PM, Georgia protests controversial 'foreign agent' law

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  • In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to Europe editor James Crisp about the attempted assassination of Slovakian PM Robert Fico. Then we speak to Gia Japaridze, a former Georgian diplomat who was beaten up in what he believes was punishment for his opposition to a controversial foreign agent's law. And finally, we speak to Robin Forestier Walker, a British filmmaker who lives in Tbilisi, about how protesters have reacted to the law.


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    Roland Oliphant (Senior foreign correspondent) @rolandoliphant on X

    James Crisp (Europe Editor) @JamesCrisp6 on X

    Gia Japaridze @giajapar on X

    Robin Forestier Walker @robinfwalker on X


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