Police clash with anti-government protesters in Georgia, opposition says several injured

September 19th, 2009 Iran detains several after Friday protestsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's official news agency says police detained several protesters after Friday's massive demonstrations. The spokesman of Tehran police department Colonel Mahdi Ahmadi said Saturday that "several" people were detained for throwing rocks at police and setting motorcycles on fire, according to IRNA.

September 16th, 2009 Maoist supporters clash with police in NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of supporters of Nepal's former communist rebels clashed with police Wednesday during an anti-government protest at a Katmandu university where the prime minister was attending a graduation ceremony. The Maoists waved black flags and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and President Ram Baran Yadav outside Tribhuwan University on the southern edge of the capital.

August 31st, 2009 Moscow police quash anti-Kremlin rally, detain 15MOSCOW — Riot police briefly detained about 15 people trying to hold an anti-Kremlin demonstration in central Moscow on Monday to defend Russians' constitutional right to assembly. Camouflage-clad police grabbed the protesters as they arrived at the square near the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and hustled them into buses, carrying some by their arms and legs.

June 19th, 2009 Georgian police raid opposition tent campTBILISI, Georgia — Masked Georgian police ransacked an opposition tent camp outside the presidential residence Friday and arrested six activists, witnesses and opposition leaders said. The demonstration had been part of a broader protest movement lasting more than two months and aimed at forcing President Mikhail Saakashvili to resign.

June 15th, 2009 Georgian police beat protestersTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian police clashed with opposition activists in the capital Monday, arresting dozens and beating demonstrators, along with several journalists. The clash was the latest violence to hit Georgia, as the opposition presses its more than 2-month-old campaign to force President Mikhail Saakashvili from office.

May 10th, 2009 Report: Georgia opposition sets talks' ultimatumTBILISI, Georgia — A Georgian news report said an opposition leader demanded that President Mikhail Saakashvili agree to a face-to-face meeting by Sunday evening to avoid an escalation between the two sides. Conservative party leader Kakha Kukava said failure by Saakashvili's government to initiate negotiations will aggravate an already tense situation, the Georgia Online news site reported.

May 10th, 2009 Georgian opposition sets ultimatum for talksTBILISI, Georgia — Opposition leaders have demanded that Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili agree to a face-to-face meeting by 5 p.m. (1300 GMT, 9 a.m.

May 9th, 2009 Georgia frees 3 to defuse anti-government unrestTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian authorities released three opposition protesters Thursday, trying to defuse a wave of unrest that erupted into violence when police clashed with demonstrators clamoring for the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Weeks of peaceful protests turned ugly Wednesday, one day after Saakashvili was forced to back off claims that he had suppressed a Moscow-backed coup attempt.

May 8th, 2009 A look at Georgia and its protestsPolice clashed with demonstrators in Georgia on Wednesday, raising pressure on the president to resign. Here is a glance at the country: THE COUNTRY: A former Soviet republic of 4.6 million on the Black Sea in the Caucasus region, bordering Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.

May 8th, 2009 Georgian officials to hold talks with oppositionTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian officials are ready to meet with opposition leaders to discuss their demands, the parliamentary speaker said Friday after monthlong anti-government protests turned to violent clashes this week. Speaker David Bakradze welcomed opposition leader Irakly Alasania's statement Thursday that the protest leaders were ready to talk with authorities, and said officials were willing to hold talks Friday.

May 6th, 2009 Police and protesters clash in Georgia's capitalTBILISI, Georgia — Police armed with truncheons clashed with opposition leaders and stick-wielding protesters Wednesday in the first major outbreak of violence in a month of demonstrations against President Mikhail Saakashvili, police and government opponents said. Hours later, thousands of protesters converged on parliament in a late-night rally to demand the president's resignation.

April 22nd, 2009 Thousands pour into Georgian capital to protestTBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of opposition supporters from Georgia's provinces poured into the capital late Wednesday to join the protests aimed at forcing President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down. A convoy of some 600 cars, minibuses and buses loaded with opposition backers from western Georgia drove into Tbilisi in the evening, adding to 30,000 people already in front of parliament and along the city's main thoroughfare.

April 22nd, 2009 Georgian protests get reinforcement from provincesTBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of opposition supporters from Georgia's provinces have come to the capital to join the protesters aiming to force President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down. A convoy of some 600 cars, minibuses and buses loaded with opposition backers from western Georgia poured into Tbilisi on Wednesday evening.

April 13th, 2009 BANGKOK - At least 68 people were wounded when soldiers and anti-government protesters clashed in Bangkok early Monday, 14 hours after the Thai prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital city. The clash occurred around 4.30 a.m.

February 3rd, 2009 PATNA - Nearly half a dozen policemen, including a superintendent of police, were injured in a clash between two communities over idol immersion in Bihar's Gopalganj district. A police sub-inspector died of heart attack immediately after the scuffle, police sources said Wednesday.