Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

President Salome Zourabichvili said the bill is unacceptable (Shakh Aivazov/AP)

Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests in the country.

The law would require media and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.