The political dispute in Georgia regarding the bill to control foreign influence in politics deepened after the protesters took to the streets again last night, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The ruling party "Georgian Dream", which is pushing for the law, gathered tens of thousands of its supporters in the center of Tbilisi.
The media reported more than 100,000 people who were brought to the capital by buses from all parts of the country.
This was a reaction to the ongoing mass protests against the law, which, according to its opponents, was inspired by Russian laws aimed at controlling civil society, commented DPA.
During a protest on Sunday evening, there were clashes with the police.
The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament prepared the second reading of the controversial law last night. 14 members of the opposition were not allowed to the meeting.
The draft law provides that non-governmental organizations must disclose their foreign sources of funding. The government says this is to ensure greater transparency and tighten controls on foreign influence.
Many of Georgia's democracy promotion projects are funded by the West, including EU and US funds. Critics fear that this Russian-style law will be used to stop money flows and go after pro-Western groups.
The former Soviet republic of Georgia is oriented towards the West and is a candidate for joining the EU, DPA notes. The government of the "Georgian Dream" also supports rapprochement with the EU, but at the same time advocates maintaining good relations with Russia.
Billionaire oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is the strongman in the party, last night accused the West of using Georgia, like Ukraine, as cannon fodder in the fight against Moscow.
The EU and many of its member countries sharply criticized the draft law on the so-called foreign agents.