Georgian opposition figures arrested as pro-EU protests continue


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  • Thursday, 05 Dec 2024

Nika Gvaramia, leader of the Coalition for Change party, is seen surrounded by police officers before his detention in Tbilisi, Georgia December 4, 2024, in this still image from video. Formula TV/Handout via REUTERS

TBILISI (Reuters) -The leader of Georgia's main opposition party has been detained by police in the capital Tbilisi after being knocked to the ground and falling unconscious, his party said, the most high-profile in a sweeping wave of arrests of senior opposition figures.

Georgia on Wednesday saw a seventh consecutive night of protests against a government decision to suspend talks on the country joining the European Union, abruptly halting a long-standing national goal and prompting a police crackdown.

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