Protesters' tents outside the Georgian parliament building were dismantled.

Darejan Tskhvitaria, a regular protester, claims her tent caught fire last night. The activist believes the fire was set deliberately.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 28, 2025, Gedevan Popkhadze, a leader of the "Coalition for Change," Darejan Tskhvitaria, an activist with the "United National Movement," and several others announced a hunger strike in protest against the persecution of supporters of European integration. The action took place outside the Georgian parliament building, with protesters camping in tents outside the building, where protesters gather daily. On November 4, the total number of hunger strikers reached eight. On the 31st day of their hunger strike, three protesters ended their hunger strike due to deteriorating health. The others had declared their readiness to continue the protest until their main demands—new elections and the release of political prisoners—were met, but on the 34th day, they ended their action.

Civil activist Darejan Tskhvitaria reported today to Pirveli TV that police had dismantled the tents of protesters in Tbilisi, which had been camped outside the parliament building for many months.

A hunger striker in front of the parliament building claims the tent caught fire overnight. She claimed the fire was deliberately set. "Haven't you come up with another method, cowards? I won't stop fighting. They won't throw me out of here," Tskhvitaria said.

According to her, police arrived at the scene this morning and forcibly took him to the station.

"The tent was on fire, we poured water on it, but we barely managed to put it out. This morning, the police arrived, there were a lot of them, they told me to get out, dragged me out of there, took my phone, put me in a car, and took me to the station. I spent four hours at the police station, and now I'm here. They didn't say anything about the tents," the activist said.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs later stated that the tent damaged by the fire had been removed, and "the surrounding area was cleared for safety reasons." According to the department, activists Gocha Bashelishvili and Roman Yatsenko, who were in the tent at the time of the fire, were taken to the police for questioning - "a breathalyzer test showed that both were intoxicated." Darejan Tskhvitaria was also questioned.

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. Thousands of people were subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report, "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protesters in Georgia".