In a communiqué from the Ministry of the Interior in the capital Tbilisi, the number of arrests is stated at 66. In connection with the actions, 50 police officers are said to have been injured.
The protests concern restrictions on freedom of expression and association in Georgia, which has a long land border with Russia in the north.
According to a bill, compulsory registration would be introduced for media and private organizations that have foreign connections. The proposal includes that these would be labeled as “foreign agents”, a controversial scheme that has been in place in Russia for several years.