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Anti-Gov’t Protests Erupt in Georgia

HeadlineMay 26, 2011

Protests have broken out in Georgia against President Mikheil Saakashvili. Crowds have taken to the streets daily since more than 10,000 rallied in the capital, Tbilisi, over the weekend. On Wednesday, riot police were deployed to clear a protest outside of the Georgian parliament. Georgian protesters have dubbed their movement the “silver revolution.”

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