Clashes between police and protesters erupt in Tbilisi

Clashes between protesters against the foreign agents bill and riot police personnel have started in the Georgian capital not far from the parliament, Turanews.kz reports.

Police used tear gas and water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowd that had been massing for days outside the parliament building in the country’s capital, Tbilisi.

The protesters were voicing their opposition to a law backed by the government that critics say puts Georgia on a Russia-like path to stifled freedom of speech.

Protests started in Tbilisi on Wednesday afternoon. Hours later, opposition politician Georgy Vashadze urged the protesters to block the entrances to the parliament building to prevent the legislators from arriving for the session due on Thursday.