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Tbilisi: Special forces used tear gas canisters against protesters

22:05 - Tbilisi Policijai sākot apkarot mītiņu, daži protestētāji pulcējās pie Kašueti baznīcas, un viņu priekšā stāvēja garīdznieks.

Vismaz pusē Gruzijas pilsētu šodien notiek valsts mēroga protesti. Šeit ir pilns saraksts: Batumi, Kobuleti, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Chokhatauri, Poti, Zugdidi, Chkhorotsku, Tsalenjikha, Martvili, Jvari, Kutaisi, Kharagauli, Tkibuli, Dmanisi, Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe, Khashuri, Lagohetiek, Tel Gorhi, Gurjaani, Kvareli, Akhmeta, Rustavi un Tbilisi. Video parāda demonstrācijas Tsalenjikha, izmantojot Daitove

Gruzijas Jauno juristu asociācija (GYLA) paziņoja, ka lielākā daļa pagājušās nakts protesta laikā arestēto aizturēto ir smagi piekauti un viņiem ir "deguna un žokļu sasitumi, vairāki sasitumi, hematomas".

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Zugdidi in western Georgia, calling on people to join their protest.

Ap pulksten 19:15 neilgi pēc mītiņa sākuma pie parlamenta ēkas, policisti ar ūdensmetējiem no parlamenta ēkas sāka izklīdināt mītiņu.

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Tbilisi for a fifth night of protests. Police have reportedly already used fire hoses and tear gas to disperse protesters in front of the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue.

Tbilisi Ilia State University profesori un studenti tagad dodas uz parlamentu. Šī ir piektā diena, kad visā valstī notiek sīvi un nepārtraukti protesti pret Gruzijas sapņa paziņojumu iesaldēt pievienošanos ES

Tbilisi universitātes studenti soļo pa Chavchavadze avēniju

Gruzijas policija protestu laikā Tbilisi uz īsu brīdi aizturējusi Zurabu Japaridzi, vienu no opozīcijas grupējuma Pārmaiņu koalīcija līderiem un partijas Girči — vairāk brīvības dibinātāju.

Batumi Valsts universitātes studenti sāk streiku. Gan Batumi protesti, gan policijas klātbūtne tur ir lielāka nekā jebkad agrāk

2. decembra rītā reida laikā Rustaveli metro stacijā tika arestēts Mautskebeli žurnālists Giorgijs Čagelišvili.

Skolēni no valsts skolām visā Gruzijā streiko, protestējot, atsakoties apmeklēt nodarbības

Protestētāji ceturto nakti pavadīja Rustaveli avēnijā Tbilisi. Nemieru policija sāka izklīdināt pūli ar asaru gāzi agrā rītā ap plkst. 7:00 un vajāja demonstrantus 4 km garumā.

Riot police are again issuing warnings and appear to be starting a major dispersal operation on Rustaveli Avenue. Protesters again get ready by setting up barricades

President of the European Council António Costa: Had a call with @Zourabichvili_S together with @kajakallas. We condemn the violence against protestors. Actions of government run counter to the will of the people. The EU stands with the people of Georgia

Protesters launch fireworks toward the Georgian parliament building, where riot police are deployed on the stairs. The riot police are firing water cannons back at the gathered demonstrators

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania announced on December 1, that three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania “jointly agreed to impose national sanctions against those who suppressed legitimate protests in Georgia.”

Protests are announced in every major city in Georgia, including in Kutaisi and Rustavi

President @Zourabichvili_S addressed the nation, outlining the next steps in Georgia's struggle to save its European future. Protests: The ongoing protests, which are grassroots, self-organized, and spontaneous must remain independent, free from interference by political parties or the president. However, they do require support and protection. Demands: to pressure the Constitutional Court. The second demand is new elections. To restore peace and stability, the government must allow for fair and fraud-free elections.

Police dispersing protesters in Tbilisi with water cannons

Police units have appeared near the Parliament, and 2 water cannon vehicles have also been mobilized

The demonstrators blocked traffic on Kostava Street in front of the public broadcaster's building, which leads to the city's main transport hub. They had set a deadline of 19:30 for the station's management to meet with them. Photo: Otto Kantaria

For the fourth straight day and night, protesters have flooded the streets nationwide, including in front of the country’s parliament in Tbilisi

At dawn, after the police had cleared Rustaveli Avenue of protesters, citizens retreated to Tbilisi State University. The surrounding area has been blocked. The protesters are calling on people not to go to work, but to come and join them. Video: Gigi Kobakhidze/Civil.ge

Police using water cannons near the back side of the parliament building. The situation in front is more peaceful. Photo: Gigi Kobakhidze/Civil.ge

Tbilisi: The police began dispersing the demonstration using water cannons. The MIA stated that if the violence from the rally participants does not cease, they will be forced to use all special measures to end the rally. By 'all means,' they are referring to rubber bullets

A fire has broken out inside the Georgian Parliament building. Several windows have been broken on the outside, and protesters have also been launching fireworks

A drone photo shows a large section of Tbilisi's Rustaveil Avenue is currently covered by protesters. Photo: Vano Gorgishvili

Rustaveli Avenue now: the area around the parliament remains crowded and noisy on the third night of protests against Georgian Dream's foreign policy turn and police brutality. Photo: Muro Takalandze