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Irakli METREVELI

Georgia Pro-EU Protesters Erect Barricades Outside Parliament After Crackdown

Demonstrators have rallied against the bill for weeks (Credit: AFP)

Pro-EU demonstrators in Georgia built barricades outside parliament on Wednesday after police used tear gas and rubber bullets against thousands of protesters rallying for a third week against a controversial "foreign influence" bill, an AFP reporter saw.

The Black Sea Caucasus nation has been gripped by mass anti-government protests since April 9, after the ruling Georgian Dream party reintroduced plans to pass a law, which Brussels has denounced as undermining Tbilisi's EU aspirations.

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