Thousands of pro-EU protesters rallied Wednesday in Georgia for a seventh consecutive night, after police raided opposition party offices and made arrests, following the prime minister’s threat to pun

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.

Nika Gvaramia, 48, a leader from one of four opposition groups, was carried away by his arms and legs by police officers from his party HQ in a side street next to parliament in the capital Tbilisi. Demonstrations have been held every night since last Thursday,