Georgia charges five protest leaders for plotting government overthrow, promises more arrests


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  • Monday, 06 Oct 2025

Protesters react to tear gas during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in Tbilisi, Georgia October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian prosecutors on Monday charged five opposition figures with attempting to overthrow the government, after protests on Saturday culminated in clashes between police and demonstrators in the capital of the South Caucasus country of 3.7 million.

Georgian opposition supporters rallied in central Tbilisi on Saturday, with some leaders promising a "peaceful revolution" on the day of local elections that were boycotted by the largest opposition blocs.

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