The foreign ministers demanded that 'fundamental rights, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, must be upheld and protected as per Georgia's constitution'.
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00:00The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have condemned the disproportionate
00:06use of force against pro-EU protesters in Georgia as the wave of unrest continues for
00:11a tenth night.
00:13In their joint statement, the three foreign ministers also called for the immediate release
00:16of opposition members.
00:19More than 400 protesters, including opposition leaders and at least 50 journalists have been
00:23detained while over 100 people have been treated for injuries.
00:28The ruling Georgian Dream retained control of parliament in disputed elections in October.
00:33The opposition accused the governing party of rigging the vote with the help of neighboring
00:37Russia to keep the Georgian Dream in power.
00:40But the protests against the elections spread beyond Tbilisi after the decision last Thursday
00:45to put EU accession talks on hold until 2028.
00:49That was in response to a European Parliament resolution that criticized the elections as
00:54neither free nor fair.