A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union has left 44 people hospitalized.

Protesters have gathered across Georgia in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday said law enforcement had acted “with a standard higher than American and European standards” at yesterday’s protest rally in the capital Tbilisi held against the Government’s recent decision on the suspension of the country’s European Union accession talks until 2028.