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Georgia jails top opposition figures as authorities ramp up crackdown

Georgia has jailed four key opposition figures within days as part of a crackdown on dissent that followed a disputed election last October. Nearly all leaders of Georgia’s pro-Western opposition are now behind bars, as protests continue against the ruling Georgian Dream party and its decision last year to halt Georgia’s bid to join the European Union. FRANCE 24’s Regis Gente reports from Tbilisi.

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