Live television coverage showed police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia beating and arresting an opposition leader last week during a raid on his party's offices. The scenes played out on the 10th day of violent clashes in capital city Tbilisi between police and protesters furious about the Georgian prime minister's decision to put talks on joining the European Union on hold.

A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union has left 44 people hospitalized.

Seventy-five-year-old Marina Terishvili's teenage son Mamuka was shot dead at a nationalist rally in Georgia in 1992. Now her other son, Giorgi, has been arrested for his role in protests against perceived Russian influence in their homeland.

Georgia's pro-EU protests entered their third week Thursday, amid fears the post-electoral crisis could further escalate with the ruling party set to appoint a loyalist as the country's next president.

In Georgia, pro-European demonstrations against the pro-Russian government, Georgian Dream, took place for the twelfth consecutive night as of December 10 and are predicted to continue until mid December. So what is happening?

Thousands have protested in Tbilisi against the suspension of EU accession talks. Police have used water cannons and tear gas, with violence also directed at journalists. View on euronews

The European Union is threatening the Georgian government with sanctions in light of the violence against pro-European protesters. Possible measures will be examined at the foreign ministers' meeting next Monday,