Georgian activists fight back | Protesters defy new laws amid EU criticism of repression

There are concerns for those who dare to demonstrate for democracy in the country.

Political turmoil has wracked Georgia since it suspended its EU application process last November, and there have been an increasing number of accounts alleging violent attacks by police or abandonment of due process.

The European Parliament deplores what it says is democratic backsliding under the ruling Georgian Dream party.

Correspondent Prue Lewarne reports on the personal cost of civilian protests.

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