In response to the violence against protests supporting Georgia's historic pro-European stance, the United States State Department has implemented additional sanctions against approximately twenty more Georgian citizens. Those sanctioned include senior officials from the Georgian Dream party, such as ministers, members of parliament, and personnel from law enforcement and security agencies. The list also features private citizens. Typically, the State Department does not disclose the identities of individuals who are sanctioned. 

"The Department of State is announcing additional action today under the visa restriction policy that prohibits visa issuance to those who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Georgia. Today's action will affect approximately twenty individuals, including individuals serving as government ministers and in Parliament, law enforcement and security officials, and private citizens. The United States strongly condemns the Georgian Dream party's ongoing, brutal, and unjustified violence against Georgian citizens, including protesters, members of the media, human rights activists, and opposition figures. Georgian Dream has turned away from Georgia's Euro-Atlantic future, which the Georgian people overwhelmingly desire and the Georgian constitution envisions. We are committed to seeing that senior officials responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy will be subject to visa restrictions. We are preparing additional actions, including sanctions, to hold to account those who undermine democracy in Georgia. Alongside the people of Georgia, we want to see a strong, prosperous, and democratic Georgia firmly integrated in the Euro-Atlantic community. Our actions today demonstrate U.S. resolve and ado to previously announced actions implicating more than 100 Georgian Dream-affiliated individuals and their family members", - reads a statement released by the State Department. 

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