TbilisiA Tbilisi protester was fined 5,000 lari.

The fine came weeks later, after cameras identified her from footage.

Georgia’s facial-recognition system was bought from a Moscow-based company reported to have ties to Russia’s Federal Security Service.

Many Georgians have stopped protesting rather than risk a fine identical to hers.

How each outlet framed it
Global Voices leans critical
face-recognition system procured from Moscow vendor with FSB ties, used to fine protest participants

Sources: Global Voices