The news is reporting that 10,0000 people in Georgia's capital Tbilisi have been stopped from demonstrating by riot police with water canons. The full story is here. This is a good example of the way conflict is expressed (demonstrations) and the reasons for the conflict (poverty, low pensions, rising food prices and unhappiness with the way the President has dealt with these issues). The current President came to power in 2004 after a popular uprising toppled his predecessor, Eduard Shevardnadze.
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