Georgians celebrate Independence Day - and protest against 'Russian law'
Crowds of people marched through the Georgian capital, Tblisi, today to mark the country's Independence Day - and also to protest against the government's divisive "foreign agents" law.
The legislation is seen by some as threatening press and civic freedoms and there are concerns it's modelled on laws used by Vladimir Putin in neighbouring Russia.
Hundreds of people walked through the city on Sunday, as the EU anthem played.
Many held white and red Georgian flags, others the blue and yellow of the EU or the stars and stripes of the US.
There was also a military parade in the city centre as part of the celebrations, attended by Georgia's president and prime minister.
The pair are at odds over the "foreign agents" bill after President Salome Zourabichvili vetoed the bill.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on social media congratulating the Georgian people on their Independence Day.
"Both our nations know all too well that freedom and independence are won rather than granted," he said on X.
"I wish the Georgian people to prosper and strengthen their statehood and ties will all other free nations. I also wish magnificent Georgian culture, identity, and hospitality to multiply over the years."