By Ailis Halligan in Tbilisi Nika Gvaramia, co-chair of the Ahali party and one of the leaders of the Georgian pro-Western opposition bloc Coalition for Change (C4C), was violently detained outside his party’s offices in Tbilisi around 5pm on December 4.

Nika Gvaramia, 48, a leader from one of four opposition groups, was carried away by his arms and legs by police officers from his party HQ in a side street next to parliament in the capital Tbilisi. Demonstrations have been held every night since last Thursday,

Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests over the decision to suspend negotiations on joining th

A leader of one of Georgia’s opposition parties has been detained by police after he was beaten unconscious by officers in the capital Tbilisi, his party said Wednesday, in the wake of fierce protests in the former Soviet republic.

Local media in Georgia reported that police carried out raids targeting the offices of several opposition groups and non-governmental organizations.

A leader of one of Georgia's four main opposition parties was detained by police after being beaten unconscious in the capital Tbilisi, his party said on Wednesday. The Coalition for Change party published video on X showing an unmoving Nika Gvaramia being carried by the arms and legs by several men down a street.