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Summary
"Strategies to respond to a foreign agent law" is a briefer on the strategies organisations can use in campaigns against foreign agent laws, based on the case study of Georgia.
Why read
The briefer highlights how Georgian civil society mobilised against the legislation that targeted the foreign funding of civil society and media. It includes the key arguments and communication strategies that proved to be effective. Since similar laws are being discussed in some other countries, this guide can help civil society constructively affect the debate.
Description
The briefer includes:
- A short summary of the context and the draft foreign agent laws;
- Timeline of events in the Parliament and mobilisation of civil society;
- A list of arguments used to propose the law and counter-arguments used by civil society;
- A summary of various campaign elements civil society employed to carry out a successful campaign;
- An additional list of communication strategies used, which can be transferred to other national contexts.