Police in Georgia have clashed with anti-government protesters trying to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi.
Security forces used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators.
The Caucasus country has been in crisis since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in last year’s parliamentary election, which the pro-European Union opposition says was stolen. Since then the government has paused talks on joining the EU.
What the article fails to mention is that this is after over 300 days of protests. The Georgians have been protesting non-stop for their future in the face of a corrupt government which uses brutal measures to crack down on its own citizens. It frustrates me to no end that my own country decided to shoot itself in the foot (and hands and knees) by voting to leave the EU, only to see how hard the people of Georgia are fighting for their future alongside the rest of Europe. გაუმარჯოს საქართველოს! კი ევროპას!