we can now talk to rachel denver, deputy director of the europe and central asia division of human rights watch. she joins us from new york. so rachel, help us walk through this. why are so many georgians taking to the streets? and why are we seeing such a harsh crack down the doors are taken to the streets and mass numbers unprecedented numbers. these are numbers that we have never seen before. the streets of georgia because this law aims to take georgia back several decades in terms of freedom of expression and feeling. and freedom of association that wants to, to, the government isn't, has made clear that the intent is to turn away from uh, from, you know, growing integration with the european union. it seems to turn away from the west. generally. it is using, doing this under the pretext of the law. that means that it's about the last things that it's about. the transparency of, of, of, of, of, of funding for, for, for and g o is media in the light. it's not about transparency. where and using media in georgia to get their funding is very clear. anyone can find that out. this law is a