Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second day of protests sparked by the government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's statement Thursday that Georgia will not seek to open accession talks with the European Union until 2028 ignited a furious reaction from the opposition and two days of protests.

Police in the South Caucasus republic of Georgia reported on Saturday that 107 people were arrested during protests the previous night in the capital Tbilisi alone. "Despite repeated appeals by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

Thousands of Georgians rallied for a second day running on Friday after police arrested dozens in a violent overnight crackdown on protests against the government's decision to delay EU membership

Police in Georgia arrested dozens of people overnight and early Friday in a violent crackdown on protests against the government's decision to delay EU membership talks.

Georgia detained 107 people in the capital city of Tbilisi overnight during a protest against the government's decision to halt European Union accession talks, the country's interior ministry reported on Saturday.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported the detention of 107 people at a rally near the parliament building. Source: SOVA, a Georgian news outlet, as reported by European Pravda Details: The ministry said that most of the detainees "put up verbal and physical resistance to the police".

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed that 107 people were detained during the brutal dispersal of the protest. It is unknown how many were injured. Georgian media have released shocking footage online depicting the brutality of the security services.