Anti-government protest in Tbilisi, Georgia Anti-government protesters demonstrate outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi for a fifth straight night. Over 200 people were detained during the previous nights of protests against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.

Anti-government protesters demonstrate outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi for a fifth straight night. Over 200 people were detained during the previous nights of protests against the governmen

Protesters rallied in Georgia’s capital for a fourth straight night on Sunday and there were signs that opposition was spreading across the country to the government’s decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union.

Georgia, which has been criticized for using "excessive force" to crack down on anti-government protests, has become increasingly authoritarian, according to Western governments.