Following the reintroduction of the draft law on "foreign agents", on April 28 the streets of Tbilisi were filled with mass protests under the slogan "Yes to Europe, no to the Russian law", some of which were spontaneous, without prior organization. A large number of young people were seen at the rally, with students blocking Rustaveli Avenue.

On April 29, thousands of citizens gathered in Tbilisi Republic Square from 19:00 at the mass rally organized by more than 100 non-governmental and media organizations. National and European anthems were played. Around 21:00, the participants of the rally started to march towards Rustaveli Avenue and blocked the road again.

One of the largest demonstrations in the last two weeks was held before the ruling party's second reading of the controversial law and a counter-demonstration organized by "Georgian Dream" on April 29.

The statement of the April 28 demonstration called on the government not to schedule a plenary session for the second reading of the bill on April 29. They emphasized that if the government still calls the second reading tomorrow, they have a plan and special places to mobilize people.

Around midnight, more people gathered in front of the Parliament, where a special stage was prepared for the "Georgian Dream" rally, there were demands that some young people go on the stage and raise the flags of the European Union and Georgia, at which time the situation between the participants of the rally and the police became tense. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a statement calling on activists "not to damage the equipment and furnishings of the stage set up on Rustaveli Avenue in front of the legislative body". Tear gas was reportedly fired during the rally.

Special forces were mobilized near the parliament. The Ministry of Interior issued a separate statement saying that "the protest took on a violent character" and that protesters verbally and physically confronted law enforcement officers on the spot. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the rally participants tried several times to break through the police cordon. The statement also said that the police used a special means provided by law to restore order.

The Public Defender of Georgia stated that there were no preconditions for the use of force by the police, and at the same time called on the participants of the rally "not to go beyond the limits of a peaceful assembly. The ombudsman also stated that he was following the developments at the rally near the Parliament, where the situation is periodically tense, with occasional clashes between rally participants and law enforcement officers.

What began as a protest against the "foreign agents" bill has now taken on a broader context, with demonstrators also protesting changes to the tax code and the holding of a conference on Russia's FSB at the Tbilisi Palace Hotel.

On April 3, the parliamentary majority leader of Georgian Dream, Mamuka Mdinaradze, announced the reintroduction of the draft law on "foreign agents". According to Mdinaradze, the content of the bill remains the same, only the title has changed. According to him, the term "agent of foreign influence" will be replaced by the term "organization representing the interests of a foreign power". The ruling party's decision was criticized by civil society, the opposition and the country's international partners. Parliament has already passed the bill in its first reading.