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Georgian police crack down on pro-EU protesters, making dozens of arrests

The demonstrations point to turmoil over the future in Georgia, which aims to join the EU and NATO. © Zurab Tsertsvadze, AFP

Georgia arrested 63 demonstrators at a late-night rally, officials said Wednesday, after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of pro-EU protesters who oppose a controversial “foreign influence” bill.

The Caucasus nation has been gripped by 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 European Union aspirations.

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