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| On 2 May, the Georgian Parliament issued a statement that the attack had been carried out by the opposition on the Parliament building last night and that it would enforce red level of security to ensure the safety.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgian Parliament enforces red security level|url=https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/georgian-parliament-enforces-red-security-level/|website=1st channel|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> The same day the protesters besieged the Parliament building and faced off the police stationed inside the parliament’s courtyard. The riot police had to use the tear gas, water cannons, and pepper spray to disperse the protesters.<ref>{{cite web |title= Protesters besiege Georgian Parliament after foreign agent bill passes second reading|url=https://oc-media.org/protesters-bes...econd-reading/|website=oc-media|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> | On 2 May, the Georgian Parliament issued a statement that the attack had been carried out by the opposition on the Parliament building last night and that it would enforce red level of security to ensure the safety.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgian Parliament enforces red security level|url=https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/georgian-parliament-enforces-red-security-level/|website=1st channel|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> The same day the protesters besieged the Parliament building and faced off the police stationed inside the parliament’s courtyard. The riot police had to use the tear gas, water cannons, and pepper spray to disperse the protesters.<ref>{{cite web |title= Protesters besiege Georgian Parliament after foreign agent bill passes second reading|url=https://oc-media.org/protesters-bes...econd-reading/|website=oc-media|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> |
| On 3 May, PM Irakli Kobakhidze stated that said that the United States Ambassador to Georgia had facilitated two attempted revolutions in Georgia with foreign funding in 2020-2023 and called a "brutal crackdown" by the American police of the [[2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation|students' protest rally in New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |title= PM Kobakhidze Accuses U.S. of Attempting Revolutions, Says Special Efforts Needed to "Restart" Relations|url=https://civil.ge/archives/603742|website=Civil Georgia|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> In response, a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute, Luke Coffey accused Kobakhidze of being a "supporter of [[Hamas]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Luke Coffey: I did not know that Kobakhidze was a supporter of "Hamas"|url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/ar...of-hamas|website=Interpressnews|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref> The same day the protesters organized a rally at the Paragraph Hotel which was hosting an annual meeting of the [[Asian Development Bank]], during which the one protester was detained for verbally insulting the police.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anti-transparency bill protester apprehended for verbally insulting police|url=https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/anti-tr...lly-insulting-police/|website=oc-media|date=3 May 2024}}</ref> | On 3 May, MP Irakli Kobakhidze stated that said that the United States Ambassador to Georgia had facilitated two attempted revolutions in Georgia with foreign funding in 2020-2023 and mentioned a "brutal crackdown" by the American police of the [[2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation|students' protest rally in New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |title= PM Kobakhidze Accuses U.S. of Attempting Revolutions, Says Special Efforts Needed to "Restart" Relations|url=https://civil.ge/archives/603742|website=Civil Georgia|access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> In response, a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute, Luke Coffey accused Kobakhidze of being a "supporter of [[Hamas]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Luke Coffey: I did not know that Kobakhidze was a supporter of "Hamas"|url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/ar...of-hamas|website=Interpressnews|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref> The same day the protesters organized a rally at the Paragraph Hotel which was hosting an annual meeting of the [[Asian Development Bank]], during which the one protester was detained for verbally insulting the police.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anti-transparency bill protester apprehended for verbally insulting police|url=https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/anti-tr...lly-insulting-police/|website=oc-media|date=3 May 2024}}</ref> |
| ===2024 reactions === | ===2024 reactions === |
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