Georgia protests to continue - opposition lawmaker

Georgia's ruling party said on Thursday (March 9) it was dropping a bill on "foreign agents" after two nights of violent protests against what opponents said was a Russian-inspired authoritarian shift that imperiled hopes of the country joining the European Union. However, opposition leader Giga Lemonjala, a representative of the Droa party, said the protests would resume at 7 p.m. (1500 GMT) and that they were demanding that the government formally denounce the bill and release all those detained during the protests.