22:34, 14 March 2026

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded the release of prisoners of conscience.

Participants in the march holding portraits of political prisoners. Screenshot from Publika photo from March 14, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1705536594179217&set=pb.100041686795244.-2207520000 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

A march demanding the release of prisoners of conscience took place in Tbilisi on the 472nd day of protests. Those gathered once again pitched tents outside the parliament building.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," protesters in Georgia held a mass picket under the slogan "Freedom for the regime's prisoners" near the Isani metro station on the 471st day of protests. Near the parliament, police checked the bags and backpacks of those gathered for the second day in a row.

The traditional Saturday march in Tbilisi took place under the slogan "Freedom for prisoners of conscience - thank you for the fight," Interpressnews reports.

Participants in the march. Screenshot of the photo Publika from 03/14/26, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1705536594179217&set=pb.100041686795244.-2207520000 (the activities of Meta, the company that owns the social network, are prohibited in Russia). The march to parliament began at the Tbilisi Philharmonic, with those gathered holding flags of Georgia and the United States, as well as banners demanding the release of those detained during the protests.

Citizens' demands remain unchanged – the release of all those detained during the protests and the calling of new parliamentary elections, the publication states.

The march reached parliament, where thousands more people had already gathered. Tents have been set up there again, JamNews reports.

On March 12, police dismantled the tents of protesters in Tbilisi, which had been pitched near the parliament building for months. Activist Darejan Tskhvitaria claims her tent was deliberately set on fire.

Protesters brought new tents to the parliament for Darejan Tskhvitaria. Four tents were set up near the parliament fence. Today marks the 472nd day of daily protests, Publika reports.

Darejan Tskhvitaria has been spending her nights near the metal fences of the parliament building in protest for almost a year.

The march was accompanied by a large police presence, Tbilisi Life reports.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces carried out violent dispersals of 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 "Key Points to the Persecution of Protesters in Georgia".

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/421610