Georgia has been rocked by protests after its increasingly autocratic government said it would halt the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union. The ruling Georgian Dream party, which claimed victory in last month’s election that observers said was fraudulent,

Witnesses report seeing protesters being chased and beaten by police in Tbilisi and other cities, with heavy force used against members of the press and loudspeakers to shout insults at the crowds.

Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second night of protests sparked by the newly-elected government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis.