Tbilisi –
Georgian police on Tuesday used tear gas and water cannons against thousands of protesters protesting for a third week against a controversial bill on ‘foreign influence’.
The Black Sea country in the Caucasus has been in the grip of mass anti-government protests since April 9, after the ruling Georgian Dream party reintroduced plans to pass a law that Brussels says will undermine Tbilisi’s ambitions to become a member of the European Union.
On Monday evening, masked riot police violently stormed the peaceful rally, using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons, beating and arresting dozens of people protesting against the bill, which critics say resembles Russian legislation used to silence dissent to impose.
