PROTESTERS rallying outside Georgia’s parliament against legislation that would impose draconian new restrictions on media freedom have been attacked by police, with dozens arrested.

Georgia’s Interior Ministry said that 63 people had been detained on Tuesday night, when tear gas and water cannon were used to disperse the demonstration in the capital Tbilisi.

Opposition MP Levan Khabeishvili posted a picture of himself on social media with a bloodied face and heavy bruising. Members of his party said he had been assaulted by police.