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Two Detained Briefly During Farmers’ Protest in Marneuli Municipality

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Two people were briefly arrested on April 29 in the village of Shulaveri in Marneuli municipality, populated mostly by ethnic Azerbaijanis, as tensions flared between protesting farmers and police. The Interior Ministry said the arrests were made for “disobeying police.” Video footage from the scene showed the arrests followed protesters’ attempt to block the road …