TBILISI — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia on May 2 to protest against the government’s push to approve a controversial “foreign agents” bill a day after a violent protest that eyewitnesses say police attempted to disperse using rubber bullets.
Protests took place late on May 2 in front of parliament in Tbilisi and on Heroes’ Square, where demonstrators blocked a key intersection.
Some demonstrators were arrested in Heroes’ Square as police made attempts to clear the roadway, but it soon filled up with people again after those protesting in front of the parliament building marched to Heroes’ Square.
The country has been rocked by days of protests over the proposed law, denounced by opponents as being inspired by similar repressive legislation in Russia that Moscow has used to stifle dissent.
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