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Crisis deepens in Georgia as government goes back on EU aspirations

Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally in Tblisi to protest against the government's decision to suspend EU accession talks and refuse budgetary grants until 2028. REUTERS - Irakli Gedenidze

Georgia's democratic future hangs in the balance as thousands continue to protest against a government accused of abandoning the country's path to European Union membership and crushing dissent.

Several thousand demonstrators gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi on Thursday for an eighth consecutive night of protests, some carrying signs reading "your repression will finish you".

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