Elene Khoshtaria goes on hunger strike

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The leader of the opposition party "Droa" Elene Khoshtaria declared an indefinite hunger strike near the parliament building, protesting against the policies of the Georgian authorities.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on March 28, security forces detained the leader of the "Droa" party Elene Khoshtaria at the site of a protest near the Georgian parliament. She was released from the detention center a day after her arrest. Khoshtaria was charged with petty hooliganism and disobeying the police. She denied the charges and refused to participate in the court hearings.

The leader of the opposition party "Droa" Elene Khoshtaria announced an indefinite hunger strike on June 27 outside the Georgian parliament building, Novosti-Gruzia reports.

According to Khoshtaria, the hunger strike was a response to the arrests of more than 60 critics of the "Georgian Dream", she called for a revolution. "A revolution and overthrowing them on the streets is the only way. I am not lecturing anyone, I am not telling them when to go out on the streets. I am not calling on anyone to go on hunger strike or go to jail. I am ready to sacrifice myself for the sake of resisting this regime," the publication quotes her as saying.

She made this statement specifically to avoid being prosecuted for calling for the violent overthrow of the government.

Recall that daily protests have been held in Tbilisi for almost seven months: since November 28, 2024, activists have been holding demonstrations outside the Georgian Parliament and blocking traffic on Rustaveli Avenue. They demand the release of all arrested supporters of European integration and the appointment of new parliamentary elections.

The "Caucasian Knot" has collected materials about the parliamentary elections and the protests that followed them on the page "Elections in Georgia-2024".