Georgia Police Arrest Two Opposition Leaders At Protest

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Opposition leaders arrested at pro-EU protest 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 ...

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Georgia police arrest two opposition leaders amidst election protests

Georgia police arrested several anti-government protesters on Sunday, including two prominent opposition leaders, following demonstrations demanding new parliamentary elections. Nika Melia, former chairman of one of the main opposition parties, and Gigi Ugulava, former mayor of capital Tbilisi, were arrested as thousands of protesters attempted to block a highway entrance into the capital. Ia post on X, Kaja Kallas, the Vice President of the Eur…

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Opposition leader arrested at Georgia anti-Government protest

Nika Melia, the leader of the Coalition for Change, has since been released on bail

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Police crack down on resurgent protests in Georgia

Opposition leader Nika Melia and former mayor Gigi Ugulava arrested during a rally in Tbilisi.

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The Georgian police have arrested some 20 people this Sunday, including two opposition leaders, in a new anti-government protest in the country’s capital, Tbilisi, where for several months thousands of Georgians have protested the latest general elections, held on 26 October and in which the Georgian Dream government imposed itself, despite the fact that the opposition has denounced fraud. Agents have arrested the leader of the pro-European Part…

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Georgia police arrest 2 opposition leaders at protest

Georgian police on Sunday arrested two opposition leaders during a street protest against the ruling party, which has been accused of democratic backsliding and of moving Tbilisi closer to Russia. The Black Sea nation has been rocked by daily mass protests since the Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October parliamentary elections rejected by the opposition as falsified. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's announcement on November 28 that h…