Georgia opposition rally
About 3,000 anti-government protesters in Georgia have demanded the president's resignation and will try to block a military parade in the capital Thursday.
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A Georgian opposition supporter shouts anti-presidential slogans during a protest rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. A few thousand opposition supporters called for the resignation of Georgian President, Mikhail Saakashvili.
Shakh Aivazov Associated Press
Some 200 activists maintained their vigil outside the public television studios in the ex-Soviet state's capital on Wednesday morning, where they have blocked a main road and set up a makeshift stage.
AFP
General view of an opposition protest rally in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. A few thousands of opposition supporters called for the resignation of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
Shakh Aivazov Associated Press
A Georgian opposition supporter shouts anti-presidential slogans during a protest rally in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
Georgian opposition supporters shout anti-presidential slogans during a protest rally in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Shakh Aivazov Associated Press
Accusing Saakashvili of authoritarianism, opposition party leader Nino Burjanadze has promised that Wednesday will "determine Georgia's future" and is vowing to occupy another central square in Tbilisi.
AFP
One of the Georgian opposition’s top figures, former parliament speaker Nino Burdzhanadze, right, talks to her supporters during a protest rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Shakh Aivazov Associated Press
Riot police with truncheons and water cannon forcibly dispersed protesters outside the parliament building, where they were aiming to block an Independence Day parade to push their demands that the president resign.
Associated Press
Georgian riot police arrest opposition activists at an anti-presidential rally under heavy rain in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
Georgian riot police arrest opposition activists at an anti-presidential rally under heavy rain in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
A Georgian elderly couple react during a clash between opposition activists and riot police in heavy rain at an anti-presidential rally under heavy rain in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
President Mikhail Saakashvili's opponents want to force his resignation for alleged corruption within his government and backsliding on reforms.
Associated Press
Arrested opposition activists lay on the ground at an anti-presidential rally in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Shakh Aivazov Associated Press
Opposition activists confront riot police at an anti-presidential rally held in front of parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early hours Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
A Georgian riot police officer shoots gas grenades, while others attack opposition supporters to disperse an anti-presidential rally under heavy rain in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Georgia marks its Independence Day.
Associated Press
Georgian doctors give the first aid to those wounded in clashes between opposition activists and riot police in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press