Tbilisi, Georgia

Over 30 detained in Tbilisi during pro-European protests, Georgian opposition leader released – videos
Nika Melia, the detained leader from the Akhali opposition party who was arrested during pro-European protests in Tbilisi, has been released, while over 30 people remain in detention. Source: Interpressnews,
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In Georgia, police arrested several anti-government protesters, including prominent opposition leaders, as thousands demanded new parliamentary elections. Demonstrators temporarily blocked a motorway near Tbilisi.
At least 20 people arrested at rally in Tbilisi as protesters demand new Georgian society.
At least twenty people, including political leaders, were arrested at a rally in Tbilisi on Sunday. Hundreds of policemen were mobilized to prevent protesters from blocking the entrance to the Georgian capital,
Opposition leaders arrested at pro-EU protest in Tbilisi
By Ailis Halligan in Tbilisi A pro-EU protest intended to block a key traffic artery in the Georgian capital on February 2 was met with heavy police repression and violent arrests, a day after the Georgian authorities classified the highway as “strategic infrastructure” and criminalised obstructing it.
Georgia police arrest two opposition leaders at protest
Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders during a street protest against the ruling party on Sunday, a moved quickly denounced by the European Union, which condemned Tbilisi's "brutal crackdown".
Georgia protests escalate: Key opposition leaders detained
The police detained over 20 participants in a demonstration in Tbilisi on Sunday, as reported by the Echo of the Caucasus portal. Among those detained is one of the opposition leaders. Thousands of demonstrators,
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