[cheering] >> giorgi pachuashvili and thousands of others took to the streets to fight for their future and for a future where georgia joins the e.u. >> we are natural, historic members of european society and we wish to integrate into the european union. that's written in our constitution and that's agreed in our society. >> things escalated after georgia's ruling party submitted a so-called "foreign agent" draft bill in early march. giorgi and thousands of others saw the bill as an attack on democracy. they protested in tbilisi and faced tear gas and water cannons. the bill echoes a russian law allowing the government to target critical media and ngos. this could jeopardise georgia's long-awaited e.u. candidacy, but was backed by the prime minister. >> the future of our country doesn't belong to foreign agents and people who serve them. the future of this country belongs to patriots. >> such anti-western rhetoric reminds the students of moscow's narrative. one of the bill's drafters is actually a professor of giorgi's, who taught him why e.u. membership is important for georgia before

[cheering] >> giorgi pachuashvili and thousands of others took to the streets to fight for their future. and for a future where georgia joins the e.u. >> we are natural, historic members of european society and we wish to integrate into the european union. that's written in our constitution and that's agreed in our society. >> things escalated after georgia's ruling party submitted a so-called "foreign agent" draft bill in early march. giorgi and thousands of others saw the bill as an attack on democracy. they protested in tbilisi and faced tear gas and water cannons. the bill echoes a russian law allowing the government to target critical media and ngos. this could jeopardise georgia's long-awaited e.u. candidacy, but was backed by the prime minister. >> the future of our country doesn't belong to foreign agents and people who serve them. the future of this country belongs to patriots. >> such anti-western rhetoric reminds the students of moscow's narrative. one of the bill's drafters is actually a professor of giorgi's, who taught him why e.u. membership is important for georgia befor

[cheering] >> giorgi pachuashvili and thousands of others took to the streets to fight for their future. and for a future where georgia joins the e.u. >> we are natural, historic members of european society and we wish to integrate into the european union. that's written in our constitution and that's agreed in our society. >> things escalated after georgia's ruling party submitted a so-called "foreign agent" draft bill in early march. giorgi and thousands of others saw the bill as an attack on democracy. they protested in tbilisi and faced tear gas and water cannons. the bill echoes a russian law allowing the government to target critical media and ngos. this could jeopardise georgia's long-awaited e.u. candidacy, but was backed by the prime minister. >> the future of our country doesn't belong to foreign agents and people who serve them. the future of this country belongs to patriots. >> such anti-western rhetoric reminds the students of moscow's narrative. one of the bill's drafters is actually a professor of giorgi's, who taught him why e.u. membership is important for georgia befor