That move came after the longtime ruling party Georgian Dream won an election that the opposition alleged was rigged. The rallies, big and small, continue despite a multipronged crackdown by the government through laws that target demonstrators, rights groups, nongovernmental organisations and independent media. “I have to be in Georgia,“ he told AP from Germany, where he is now an exchange student. “But it’s a big question.”Opposition parties, media and NGOs targetedAuthorities also have targeted key opposition politicians and parties, along with rights activists and media. In August, authorities froze the bank accounts of seven rights groups.