The protest march through central Tbilisi ended at the parliament building.
On the 354th day of protests, those gathered near the Georgian Parliament marched through the center of Tbilisi and returned to Rustaveli Avenue. Police were mobilized near the Parliament building, and security forces escorted the march along its entire route.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 15, the 353rd day of continuous protests, security forces were deployed to the Georgian Parliament building in the evening. Protesters marched through the city center, but encountered police cordons on several streets. Since security forces have been preventing protesters from entering the roadway of Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Parliament building, activists have been holding daily marches.
Today, the 354th day of continuous protests, citizens are gathering on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. As in previous days, police are also mobilized on the scene. For several days, the protest has been spreading beyond the area around parliament, according to TV Pirveli.
Protesters say the struggle will continue until victory.
"These short-term arrests and other situations are not a problem; they can be tolerated, but the fact that some people are serving two, four, and seven years is a tragedy. I think at least 50,000 people should participate in the rallies for which these people were arrested, and I ask people to come out in solidarity with them," the TV station quotes one protester as saying.
Participants in the 20-day hunger strike outside the Georgian Parliament have begun collecting signatures demanding disclosure of the terms of an investment agreement with an Arab developer, which includes plans to build a district in Tbilisi and a resort near Batumi.
After an hour of marching, the protesters returned to the Parliament, Publika reports.
The citizens' demands remain unchanged: new parliamentary elections and the release of those detained during the protests, as evidenced by videos published by the publication. Protesters are holding Georgian and EU flags.
Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces violently dispersed the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Over the course of the protests, more than a thousand people were subjected to administrative prosecution. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Key Points to the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".
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