Georgia’s interior ministry says more than 100 officers have been hurt by fireworks, rocks and other projectiles, however the country’s ombudsman for human rights has accused the police of exercising brutality and torture toward protesters.
In the early hours of Monday, Nika Gvaramia who is one of the leaders of Coalition for Change, told the BBC that the protesters had no other option but to take to the streets, because the alternative was the elimination of their country, “not just in Russia’s zone of influence but some kind of puppet territory”.
He also predicted, accurately, that his party HQ would soon be raided by Georgia’s authorities.
Gvaramia’s party was not the only group targeted by authorities. Offices from other parties in his Coalition for Change alliance were raided and a member detained. The alliance came second in the disputed 26 October election.
Meanwhile members of other opposition parties, Strong Georgia and United National Movement, said several of their members had been taken away.
Authorities raided the home of an activist from Daitove, a large anti-government Facebook group that helps detained protesters, and then moved to the home of its co-founder Nancy Woland. They also targeted activists from other movements.
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