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Det är midnatt i Tbilisi. Kravallpolis är stationerad nära Marriott-hotellet, demonstranter sträcker sig över Rustaveli-avenyn. Tårgas sprids nonstop och känns av i hela området

Kravallpolis står inför grupper av demonstranter från två sidor. Demonstranter avfyrar fyrverkerier medan polisen skjuter tårgasgranater. Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge

Tbilisi: Special forces used tear gas canisters against protesters

22:05 - Tbilisi När polisen började slå till mot demonstrationen samlades några demonstranter nära Kashueti-kyrkan, med en präst framför dem

Rikstäckande protester pågår idag i minst hälften av Georgiens städer. Här är hela listan: Batumi, Kobuleti, Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti, Chokhatauri, Poti, Zugdidi, Chkhorotsku, Tsalenjikha, Martvili, Jvari, Kutaisi, Kharagauli, Tkibuli, Dmanisi, Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe, Khashuri, Telgodi, Tel., Gurjaani, Kvareli, Akhmeta, Rustavi och Tbilisi. Video visar demonstrationer i Tsalenjikha, via Daitove

Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) sa att de flesta av de fångar som greps under gårdagens protest misshandlades allvarligt och har "frakturer på näsan och hjärnskakning, flera blåmärken, hematom".

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

Runt 19:15 strax efter att demonstrationen startat nära parlamentsbyggnaden började kravallpolisen skingra demonstrationen med vattenkanoner inifrån parlamentsbyggnaden

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.

Professorer och studenter vid Tbilisis Ilia State University marscherar nu mot parlamentet. Det är den femte dagen av hårda och oavbrutna rikstäckande protester mot Georgian Dreams tillkännagivande att frysa EU-anslutningen

Tbilisi universitetsstudenter marscherar på Chavchavadze avenue

Georgisk polis har kort häktat Zurab Japaridze, en av ledarna för oppositionsgruppen Coalition for Change och grundare av partiet Girchi — More Freedom, under protester i Tbilisi

Studenter från Batumi State University går ut i strejk. Både Batumi-protesterna och polisnärvaron där är större än någonsin

På morgonen den 2 december, under en räd vid Rustaveli tunnelbanestation, arresterades journalisten Giorgi Chagelishvili från Mautskebeli

Elever från offentliga skolor över hela Georgia strejkar och vägrar gå i lektioner i protest

Demonstranter tillbringade den fjärde natten på Rustaveli Avenue i Tbilisi. Kravallpolis började skingra folkmassan med tårgas tidigt på morgonen runt klockan sju på morgonen och jagade demonstranter i 4 km

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