Tbilisi, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Feb, 2021 ) :Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Georgia on Tuesday after the arrest of an opposition leader, deepening a political crisis that erupted after disputed elections last year.
Hundreds of riot police used tear gas against Nika Melia's supporters
"We urgently need free and fair elections to get rid of a government that is destroying democracy,"
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