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Apr 2024
37m 42s

Huge Protests Sweep Across Tbilisi

JAKE HANRAHAN
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Today we speak to politcal commentator and Georgian protester Gattsu. He tells us about the largescale anti-"Russian law" protests happening right now in Georgia, where many believe the government needs to be overthrown.

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