
Outrage as 71-year-old Georgian paediatrician among latest detainees following 4 October protests
The total number of detainees following 4 October has now exceeded 40.
The total number of detainees following 4 October has now exceeded 40.
Whatever the truth of the 4 October events, they have given Georgian Dream the perfect pretext to finish its repressive crackdown.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze made the comment in response to a question about the OSCE’s reactions to arrests connected to the 4 October unrest.
The total number of detainees following Saturday’s events has reached 36.
The EU has repeatedly warned the Georgian government that visa-free travel to the bloc is at risk due to the country’s democratic backsliding.
Earlier, Georgia’s security chief Mamuka Mdinaradze claimed the US was funding ‘radicals’ in Georgia through its embassy in Thailand.
The official number of detainees following Saturday’s events has reached 23.