Pro-EU protesters defy Georgia crackdown after police raid opposition offices

Protesters rallied outside Georgia’s Parliament building for a seventh consecutive night on Thursday to vent their anger at the government’s decision to suspend the process of joining the European Union. Earlier in the day, in a sign of a widening crackdown, Georgian police searched the offices and homes of prominent activists and opposition leaders and detained seven of them.

Dec 5, 2024 - 05:00
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Pro-EU protesters defy Georgia crackdown after police raid opposition offices
Protesters rallied outside Georgia’s Parliament building for a seventh consecutive night on Thursday to vent their anger at the government’s decision to suspend the process of joining the European Union. Earlier in the day, in a sign of a widening crackdown, Georgian police searched the offices and homes of prominent activists and opposition leaders and detained seven of them.