Police beat and arrest Tbilisi protesters as parliament debates controversial transparency law
Thousands of people have been out on the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi as the country's parliament debated the second reading of a highly controversial transparency law. With public antipathy toward the so-called "Russian law" running high, police were sent to forcibly disperse the demonstrators. Tear gas and stun grenades were used against the crowd, while several protesters were arrested and beaten – among them leading opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili, who was shown on TV with serious facial injuries. The divisive "Russian law" requires media and non-commercial organisation...