Afgan Sadygov burned a portrait of Kobakhidze during a protest outside the Georgian parliament.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a traditional rally outside the parliament building on the 412th day of continuous protests. Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov burned an effigy of Irakli Kobakhidze during the rally.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, on January 12, on the 411th day of continuous protests, activists in Tbilisi held a solidarity march with Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Netgazeti and Batumelebi. Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov is an active participant in the protests on the avenue in Tbilisi. In the fall of 2025, he served several administrative arrests and was sentenced to numerous large fines.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held another protest this evening in front of the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. They reiterated the demonstrators' consistent demands: the release of all political prisoners and the calling of new parliamentary elections. There is no march planned for today, Interpressnews reports.

Today, Georgian protesters rallied outside parliament for the 412th consecutive day, Publika reports.

During the rally, Afgan Sadigov burned a flag depicting Irakli Kobakhidze as an ayatollah with the caption, "Are you looking towards Iran?!", Tbilisi_life reports.

Since November 28, 2024, protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners. They have been holding daily protests on Rustaveli Avenue. In October 2025, after laws on assemblies and demonstrations were tightened, security forces began mass arrests of protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Most of them were accused of blocking the avenue and obstructing traffic.