In Tbilisi, Georgia, police violence was reported with 225 out of 327 detainees claiming to have been victims of ill-treatment and 157 showing visible injuries, including robbery of personal belongings and physical abuse by special forces during crackdowns on peaceful demonstrators. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called for EU support in response to the recent rigged parliamentary election, likening the situation to Soviet occupation and emphasizing the need for new free and fair elections to preserve Georgia’s democratic principles, with the European Parliament supporting calls for new elections but facing obstacles in imposing tougher sanctions due to vetoes from certain EU Member States.
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