Wake up Europe! – The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, writes in the social media.
As Zurabishvili notes, European ideals are being brutally destroyed in the streets of Tbilisi.
“It is Europe and European ideals that these Russian puppets are purposefully and cruelly destroying in the streets of Tbilisi. Europe, wake up!”, wrote the President of Georgia.
On November 30, at dawn, riot police dispersed a pro-European demonstration on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.
A small group of protesters were attacked by riot police at 6:30 a.m., beating and detaining a number of protesters, the number of whom is currently unknown.
Special forces also stormed the Rustaveli Theater, where a small number of protesters were taking shelter.
Citizens are protesting the ruling party, Georgian Dream,’s decision to suspend the EU integration process.
By Ana Dumbadze
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