The protests continue unabated
For the fifth night in a row, mass protests continue in Georgia, AFP reports. On Monday, Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze fueled the protests when he ruled out negotiations with the pro-EU opposition.
Kobachidze also claimed that the protests are being financed by the West and stated that "there will be no revolution in Georgia".
The protesters are determined not to back down.
- We have to stand here and protest against the dictatorship that is taking shape, says 35-year-old Giorgi.
224 people have been arrested so far during the protests, according to the Ministry of the Interior. According to the opposition president Salomé Zurabishvili, several arrested protesters' lawyers have testified about systematic police violence, AP writes.
For the fifth night in a row, mass protests continue in Georgia, AFP reports. On Monday, Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze fueled the protests when he ruled out negotiations with the pro-EU opposition.
Kobachidze also claimed that the protests are being financed by the West and stated that "there will be no revolution in Georgia".
The protesters are determined not to back down.
- We have to stand here and protest against the dictatorship that is taking shape, says 35-year-old Giorgi.
224 people have been arrested so far during the protests, according to the Ministry of the Interior. According to the opposition president Salomé Zurabishvili, several arrested protesters' lawyers have testified about systematic police violence, AP writes.
Kremlin: Doesn't include us - but it's similar to Ukraine
The protests in Georgia are an internal matter - Russia neither has nor intends to get involved. This is claimed by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov according to AFP.
- The Georgian authorities are taking measures to stabilize and restore calm, he says.
He adds, however, that the Kremlin sees the protests as an "attempt to stir up the situation", and compares it to the Ukrainian Euromaidan protests in 2014.
The protests have their origins in the fact that the pro-Russian, ruling Georgian Dream party announced that it was postponing talks on EU membership.
In October, Georgian Dream emerged victorious from the parliamentary elections, which, according to a number of international observers, were marked by fraud
The protests in Georgia are an internal matter - Russia neither has nor intends to get involved. This is claimed by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov according to AFP.
- The Georgian authorities are taking measures to stabilize and restore calm, he says.
He adds, however, that the Kremlin sees the protests as an "attempt to stir up the situation", and compares it to the Ukrainian Euromaidan protests in 2014.
The protests have their origins in the fact that the pro-Russian, ruling Georgian Dream party announced that it was postponing talks on EU membership.
In October, Georgian Dream emerged victorious from the parliamentary elections, which, according to a number of international observers, were marked by fraud
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