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Georgian opposition marks anniversary of dispersed protests

Published: 08 November, 2009, 02:31
Edited: 13 October, 2010, 05:38


Georgia's policemen disperse protesters in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, November 7, 2007 (AFP Photo / Zviad Nikolaishvili)

Around two thousand Georgian opposition protesters took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday to commemorate the second anniversary of a crackdown on mass demonstrations that injured hundreds.

 
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