Tbilisi protests demand Georgia election re-run and EU talks as police and protesters adapt tactics For two weeks now, protesters in Tbilisi have been gathering to demand a re-run of Georgia's Parliamentary elections - and the resumption of EU accession talks.

Georgia has suspended its bid to join the European Union, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets, where they clashed with police in the capital of Tbilisi.

Violent clashes in Georgia between the police and protesters in recent weeks and "unacceptable" police brutality against the demonstrators present clear grounds for the European Union to impose sanctions,

The European Union is threatening the Georgian government with sanctions in light of the violence against pro-European protesters. Possible measures will be examined at the foreign ministers' meeting next Monday,