Georgian media reports that the security forces forced the protesters out of the parliament building. Many demonstrators are hiding in the alleys, some have tried to take refuge in an Orthodox church nearby.
In Tbilisi, she drove the protesters away from the parliament. The special forces completely occupied the territory adjacent to the building. This is reported by Georgian Public Broadcaster.
It is reported that, despite the fact that the protesters still remain behind the barricades of the special forces. Many of the protesters leave them alleys, some decided to hide in the Orthodox church of Kashveti. However, as the telegram channels write, the security forces got the demonstrators there too.
Police detain protesters who are hiding in the Kashveti temple
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Also, “Echo of the Caucasus” writes that the security forces decided to clear Rustaveli Avenue with water cannons and tear gas.
“Citizens, please disperse. Otherwise, the measures provided for by law will be taken,” the special forces said in a message to the protesters.
Videos of violent detentions of protesters are circulating online.
Protests in Tbilisi
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Protests in Tbilisi
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Protests in Tbilisi
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Protests in Tbilisi
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Earlier it was reported that the protesters began to throw Molotov cocktails at the special forces. Thrown incendiaries set fire to several law enforcement shields.
Let us also recall that on Tuesday, March 7, the Georgian Parliament approved in an accelerated manner the law on “foreign agents”, obliging organizations and media that receive more than 20% of their profits from abroad to be registered in the register of “agents of foreign influence”. It was because of this law that the protest began.
