Mass protests continued for a seventh night in Georgia on Wednesday triggered by the governing party’s decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union. It came after Georgian police raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader earlier in the day in an apparent attempt to halt the movement.

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 th

Local media in Georgia reported that police carried out raids targeting the offices of several opposition groups and non-governmental organizations.