Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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Georgia is in the grips of the largest anti-government protests in a decade.

Demonstrators are coming out in support of former President Mikhail or Misha Sakashvili.

Mr. Sakashvili is in a prison hospital.

He's been on a hunger strike for seven weeks.

There are allegations he's being gravely mistreated, and his doctors say he's in critical condition.

Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights demanded that his safety be ensured and that he

have access to medical care.

Mr. Sakashvili had been in exile in Ukraine for eight years, stripped of his citizenship by the

leader of the increasingly authoritarian ruling party, Georgia Dream.

He'd returned ahead of elections last month to rally for opposition politicians hoping

to unseat the party.

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