Georgian police crackdown on protesters

Georgian police used water cannons late on Tuesday (April 30), to push away demonstrators outside Parliament protesting against a law on “foreign agents“ that has been denounced by the opposition and Western nations as authoritarian. Reuters eyewitnesses saw some police officers physically attack protesters, who threw eggs and bottles at them, before using tear gas, water cannon and stunt grenades to force demonstrators out from the area outside the Soviet-built parliament building. After being dispersed from Parliament premises, hundreds of protesters continued to block Tbilisi’s main Rustaveli Avenue, defying orders to disperse. Some shouted “Slaves“ and “Russians“ at police. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twi