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00:00— Despite the near-freezing temperatures,
00:03a sea of people march through the streets of Tbilisi.
00:06It's the eighth night of demonstrations
00:08since Georgia's ruling party pushed back EU accession talks by four years,
00:12prompting popular outrage.
00:14But these protesters are not letting up.
00:30— For Georgia's prime minister,
00:52it's his political opposition who's at the heart of the recent turmoil.
00:56— I want to urge parents of the youngsters
01:01to protect their children from the influence of liberal fascist hubs.
01:06We'll do everything necessary to completely eradicate liberal fascism in Georgia.
01:14— This opposition MP explained why the prime minister
01:18is drawing such a dark picture of his rivals.
01:21— Like in Russian regimes, like in Belarus,
01:23they are trying to individually arrest the people.
01:26The regime needs now some kind of fear to set in the public.
01:33— International reactions to the past week of protests poured in from abroad,
01:37calling out what they see as a harsh crackdown.
01:40Ukraine's president imposed sanctions on part of the Georgian government,
01:44and the U.S. Secretary of State condemned state repression on peaceful protests
01:48and the detention of journalists in the country.
01:51— In response, Prime Minister Kobahidze denied the allegations
01:54and said he hoped U.S.-Georgia relations would improve
01:57after Donald Trump's inauguration in January.