Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests over the decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union.

A young woman confronted riot police in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, as part of protests against the decision of the Georgian Dream party to put EU accession talks on hold. Footage showed a solo protest by the woman who tried to break a riot police cordon.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Tbilisi on Friday, November 29, for the second consecutive night to protest the government’s decision to suspend EU accession talks. Once again, protesters gathered outside the parliament in the capital,