Protest march in Tbilisi last night, peppered with US flags to mark Trump’s inauguration. Much vested in his return from both sides in Georgia; fair bet we’ll be catching wind of a closed-door diplomacy war between the Helsinki Commission and Orban’s goons in the weeks to come…

After last night’s protests outside the judicial shindig in Tbilisi you’re likely to hear a lot about ‘radical elements’ whipping up violence against public officials. But here’s another vid from y'day eve: GD MPs Irakli Zarkua and Viktor Sanikadze whaling on each other at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi.

Aftermath.

A crew with opposition channel TV Pirveli were just assaulted live on air along the backstreets around Georgia's parliamentary building in Tbilisi.

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We’re now seeing armed, unmasked assailants clashing with protesters on the streets of Tbilisi. Dozens of arrests last night, reportedly including a boy with epilepsy and a Dutch journalist.