Georgia: Police actions in Tbilisi amount to yet another punitive assault on freedom of peaceful assembly

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the violent dispersal of what started as peaceful protest in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, said: “The Georgian authorities have launched yet another punitive operation against peaceful protesters. The use of water cannons, tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets aimed at protesters’ faces […] The post Georgia: Police actions in Tbilisi amount to yet another punitive assault on freedom of peaceful assembly appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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