Georgian riot police stand outside Georgia's Parliament in Tbilisi early on March 9, 2023 during a rally called by Georgian opposition and civil society groups against a planned "foreign agent" law reminiscent of Russian legislation used to silence critics. - Concern is growing that the mountainous Caucasus republic, which aspires to join the EU and NATO, is taking an authoritarian turn and being bent to the ruling party's will. Massive crowds gathered in front of the parliament building in central Tbilisi, holding EU and Georgian flags, and chanting "no to the Russian law", an AFP correspondent saw. (Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP)