The United States is closely watching the events in Georgia and supports the people's right to peaceful protest, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said during a briefing..

“We are closely following the events in Georgia. We are seeing reports from Tbilisi that tear gas and other means have been used against demonstrators to quell protests against the “foreign agents” law,” Price said..

He emphasized that the United States stands with all those who peacefully express their universal rights.. It is a universal right of the people of the world to assemble to be heard and to express their opinions freely, calling their governments to account..

“Our message is that peaceful demonstrators should be allowed to freely express their rights. This is the right of the people of Georgia, this is the right of the peoples of all countries of the world,” said Ned Price..

At the same time, he said that the United States has the tools to hold "

“We have a number of tools that allow us to hold anyone in any country accountable for interfering with the implementation of what is a universal human right,” he said..

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Protests continue in the Georgian capital Tbilisi against the adoption of the law on " The protesters gathered near the Georgian parliament, but after a few hours, the security forces dispersed the protest and began mass brutal detentions..