Updated: 1 Dec
Authorities used bromobenzylcyanide gas in water cannons to suppress major anti-government protests in Tbilisi, confirmed by BBC investigations and eyewitness accounts.The demonstrations targeted Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze and the ruling Georgian Dream party after the government halted EU accession talks, prompting criticism for its pro-Russian stance.The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Edwards, condemned the use of experimental weapons, and several EU countries denounced the police response.
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