The government’s decision to suspend its bid for European Union membership has driven thousands of protesters into the streets.

Police in Georgia fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters in Tbilisi, the capital, who opposed the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, while some were detained,

Thousands of people took to the streets in Tbilisi on Friday, November 29, for the second consecutive night to protest the government’s decision to suspend EU accession talks. Once again, protesters gathered outside the parliament in the capital,