23:57, 1 June 2026

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continue for 551 days.

Participants in the protest on Rustaveli Avenue, marking the 551st day of continuous protests, called for children with Duchenne syndrome to receive the necessary medications. Parents of the affected children, in turn, announced their readiness to resort to a hunger strike.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, on May 30, protesters outside the Georgian Parliament held placards against police violence, and on May 31, activists in Tbilisi demanded that the authorities purchase modern medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue regularly support demands for the purchase of modern medications for children with Duchenne syndrome, whose parents have been holding a non-stop, round-the-clock protest outside the government administration building for the second month. According to the organization "Together Fighting Duchenne Dystrophy," there are approximately 100 children with this diagnosis in Georgia. Three of them have died recently, with one of the most recent deaths occurring in early March, Tbilisi_life notes.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration, carrying national and EU flags, gathered outside the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue for the 551st consecutive evening today.

The protesters carried signs reading "Strength in Unity" and "Hate speech was invented by you, kotsy , and it will disappear when you disappear." A significant number of posters were dedicated to the demand for medication for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: "Child protection is our responsibility," "The Patriarch will not sacrifice children with Duchenne," and "Give my friends medicine"—the last poster at the protest was held by a child, according to posts by photographer Mo Se and Georgian media on Facebook*.

Parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who are holding a 24-hour protest outside the government chancery, announced today that they are ready to go on a hunger strike.

"We, the parents, will take extreme measures: we will sit in front of the Chancellery, in front of the Ministry of Health, and begin a hunger strike," Pirveli TV quoted protester Tako Gogoladze as saying.

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 Protest Participants in Georgia."

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/423740