Mass street protests gripped Georgia since November 28, when the ruling Georgian Dream party's increasingly authoritarian government said it would not seek the opening of EU accession talks until 2028.

Demonstrators created a human "Chain of Unity" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition.

A large-scale anti-government protest, the Chain of Unity, is unfolding across Georgia, one month after self-proclaimed prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension of Tbilisi's European integration until 2028.

Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain in central Tbilisi on Saturday, in support of the country's European Union membership, marking second month of their daily pro-Europe rallies. On Saturday afternoon,