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Thousands protest opposition leader's arrest in Georgia

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TBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of people protested in Georgia on Friday, demanding the release of the jailed top opposition politician and calling for early parliamentary elections.Opposition supporters marched down the streets of the capital Tbilisi and rallied in front of the parliament building and the government headquarters. Police didn’t interfere with the protesters.The demonstration comes days after police stormed the he

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Thousands protest opposition leader's arrest in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Georgia on Friday, demanding the release of the jailed top opposition politician and calling for early parliamentary elections.

3 years ago·United States

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IBTimes

Thousands Rally In Georgia After Opposition Chief's Arrest

Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Georgian capital Friday to demand early elections after the arrest of a top opposition leader. Protesters marched through the city's main street, led by the leaders of all of Georgia's opposition parties waving Georgian, EU, and US flags, before staging a rally outside parliament. Georgia plunged deeper into political crisis following this week's arrest of Nika Melia -- the leader of the cou…

3 years ago·United States

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Thousands rally in Georgia after opposition chief's arrest

3 years ago·Noida, India

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Thousands protest opposition leader's arrest in Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Georgia on Friday, demanding the release of the jailed top opposition politician and calling for early parliamentary elections. Opposition supporters marched down the streets of the capital Tbilisi and rallied in front of the parliament building and the government headquarters. Police didn’t interfere with the protesters.The demonstration comes days after police stormed the headquarters of…

3 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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680 News

Thousands protest opposition leader's arrest in Georgia

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty

Thousands Protest Georgian Opposition Leader's Arrest, Demand Snap Elections

Thousands of Georgians took to the streets of their capital, Tbilisi, to protest against the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia and a police raid on his party headquarters. Waving Georgian and NATO flags, protesters rallied on February 26 outside the Georgian parliament building calling for snap elections and the release of, what they called, political prisoners.

3 years ago·Czechia

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