1/34Protesters shot fireworks at riot police on the streets of Tbilisi after the government delayed talks to join the European Union.Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
Police shot with fireworks in wild protest
Pro-European protesters shot fireworks at police for the fifth day straight after the country’s ruling party suspended talks to join the EU.
2/34Angry protesters lit fires in the streets. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
3/34The protests have now entered their fifth straight night. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
4/34Two protesters dressed in raincoats and ski masks shoot fireworks towards police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
5/34Fireworks were hurled towards riot police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
6/34As the riot police shot water cannons at protesters, the protesters used green laser pointers to try and hinder police vision. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
7/34Two protesters launch fireworks towards the police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
8/34A police officer is seen standing amidst the incoming fireworks. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
9/34The Georgian government announced they were suspending talks to join the EU on December 2, 2024. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
10/34There has been unrest among the Georgian people after the Georgian Dream party claimed victory on October 26, 2024. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
11/34Police line the streets of Tbilisi. Picture:Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
12/34A protester is seen gesturing to the line of police forming a shield wall behind him. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
13/34Police are seen on day four of protests. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
14/34A demonstrator holds up a sign that says ‘The power of the people is stronger than the people in power’. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
15/34Riot police used water cannons to break up protesters. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
16/34A young woman is helped into an ambulance after becoming injured during the clashes. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
17/34Demonstrators throw fireworks at police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
18/34Fireworks were seen exploding near police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
19/34As clashes continued into its fifth day, more protesters gathered in Tbilisi. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
20/34Tens of thousands of people have joined the protests against the ruling government in Georgia. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
21/34Fireworks were seen exploding on the steps of the Parliament building in Tbilisi. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
22/34Large crowds of protesters gather in the streets of central Tbilisi. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
23/34A protester covers his face with a gas mask. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
24/34Protesters face police during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government’s postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi on December 2, 2024. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
25/34Police stand in a rain of exploding fireworks outside the Parliament building. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
26/34Police were seen firing tear gas towards the crowds of protesters. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
27/34Water canons hit protesters in front of riot police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
28/34Police forces line up with shields in front of the crowds of demonstrators. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
29/34Protesters hold up a European Union and a Georgian flags during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi early on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
30/34Protesters face off with police. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
31/34A protester shoots fireworks toward police during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
32/34Protesters clash with police forces during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
33/34People are hit with water cannons in Tbilisi. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP
34/34Demonstrators hold up a European Union and a Georgian flag on the fifth night of protests. Picture: Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP