Georgia’s interior ministry has said that 107 people were arrested during Friday’s protests in the capital Tbilisi sparked by the government’s decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.

Georgia detained 107 people in the capital city of Tbilisi overnight during a protest against the government's decision to halt European Union accession talks, the country's interior ministry reported on Saturday.

Protesters have taken to the streets of Tbilisi for the third night in a row to protest against the government's decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold.

Georgia has been rocked by protests after its increasingly autocratic government said it would halt the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.

Police in the South Caucasus republic of Georgia reported on Saturday that 107 people were arrested during protests the previous night in the capital Tbilisi alone. "Despite repeated appeals by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would suspend talks on European Union accession and refuse budgetary grants until 2028.

Videos showing Georgian security forces inflicting violence on peaceful protesters and journalists have been posted on social media. Source: European Pravda with reference to Formula News, a Georgian news outlet,

Demonstrators rally outside the parliament's building, top, to protest the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the EU Tbilisi, November 29th 2024